West Columbia, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Columbia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—100°77°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—100°76°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——99°76°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——98°77°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 77486
16-Day Forecast — West Columbia
- Sat92°76°4%
- Sun92°77°9%
- Mon100°77°16%
- Tue100°76°14%
- Wed99°76°4%
- Thu98°78°2%
- Fri98°77°6%
- Sat98°77°11%
- Sun101°77°16%
- Mon98°77°17%
- Tue103°77°15%
- Wed100°78°14%
- Thu95°81°25%
- Fri92°77°23%
- Sat95°79°26%
- Sun97°79°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — West Columbia
SPC includes West Columbia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in West Columbia
- 77486