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Houston, Texas weather

Current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecast, official alerts, and air quality for Houston, United States. Coordinates 29.76, -95.36 · America/Chicago.

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Houston, Texas

United States · America/Chicago

87°F

Mainly clear

Feels like 94° · High 97° / Low 79°

Precipitation
0%

Chance of measurable precipitation this hour

Wind
7 Smph

Sustained wind speed and direction

Humidity
63%

How much moisture the air holds

Visibility
0.0mi

How far you can clearly see

Pressure
1015hPa

Falling pressure often means unsettled weather

Dew point
72°F

Above 65° feels muggy

UV index
9.0

8 or higher: limit midday sun

Air quality
118

US EPA AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Sunrise 1 AM Sunset 1 PM Cloud cover 15% Wind direction S

Source updated: 2:21:32 AM · WeatherSignal checked: 2:21:32 AM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

WeatherSignal Right Now

Plain-language answers calculated from this location's own forecast values — see how each one works on our methodology page.

Today's Weather Score

54/100

Mixed day

Starts at 100 and subtracts published penalties for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, low visibility, and active official alerts.

  • Feels like 94° — hot-20
  • UV index 9.0 — very high-6
  • Dew point 72° — oppressive humidity-10
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
How this score is calculated

Right now

It's 87° but feels like 94°, mainly clear, 63% humidity.

Today's high is 4° warmer than the average of the next 6 days.

  • Umbrella or nah?

    Nah(Favourable)

    Nothing in the next 12 hours reaches a 40% chance of rain. Peak chance is 0%.

    Why
    • Peak precipitation probability: 0%
    • Total expected precipitation: 0.00″
  • Best time today

    7 AM(Favourable)

    7 AM has the most comfortable combination of temperature, rain chance, wind, and humidity in the remaining daylight hours.

    Why
    • Feels like 79°
    • Rain chance 0%
    • Wind 1 mph
    • Humidity 90%
  • Car wash check

    Go for it(Favourable)

    No hour in the next 48 hours reaches a 50% chance of rain or measurable precipitation.

    Why
    • No precipitation at or above 50% chance within 48 hours
    • Current wind: 7 mph
  • Dog walk window

    7 AM(Favourable)

    7 AM is the calmest hour in the 25–85° feels-like range with rain chance under 40%.

    Why
    • Feels like 79°
    • Rain chance 0%
  • Cookout check

    Green light(Favourable)

    Between 4 PM and 9 PM: up to 0% rain chance, wind to 8 mph, feels like 94–101°.

    Why
    • Evening peak rain chance: 0%
    • Evening peak wind: 8 mph
  • Windows down?

    Keep them up(Unfavourable)

    Feels like 94°, 0% rain chance, wind 7 mph. Comfortable range used here: 58–84° with rain chance under 20% and wind under 18 mph.

    Why
    • Feels like 94°
    • Rain chance 0%
    • Wind 7 mph
  • Hair weather

    Frizz risk high(Unfavourable)

    Relative humidity is 63% with a 72° dew point. Moisture in the air is what swells hair strands, so dew point matters more than temperature.

    Why
    • Humidity 63%
    • Dew point 72°

These are WeatherSignal calculations, not official forecasts or warnings. They never override guidance from your national weather service.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules — not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
  • Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 118).
  • Heat builds to 97°F on Saturday.
  • UV index is very high today — limit midday sun exposure.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
9 PMMainly clear87°94°0%0.007 S63%
10 PMMainly clear86°93°0%0.006 S67%
11 PMMainly clear84°91°0%0.005 S70%
12 AMMainly clear83°90°0%0.004 S75%
1 AMMainly clear82°89°0%0.003 SSW79%
2 AMMainly clear81°88°0%0.003 SW83%
3 AMMainly clear80°87°0%0.003 SW86%
4 AMClear sky80°86°0%0.003 WSW87%
5 AMClear sky79°86°0%0.002 WSW89%
6 AMClear sky79°85°0%0.002 NW90%
7 AMClear sky79°79°0%0.001 WNW90%
8 AMClear sky81°87°0%0.000 SW84%
9 AMClear sky84°92°0%0.001 NE75%
10 AMClear sky88°96°0%0.002 E62%
11 AMClear sky91°98°0%0.003 ESE53%
12 PMClear sky93°101°0%0.005 SE47%
1 PMClear sky95°102°0%0.005 SE43%
2 PMClear sky97°97°0%0.006 SE39%
3 PMMainly clear97°97°0%0.007 SE37%
4 PMMainly clear97°97°0%0.007 SE37%
5 PMMainly clear96°96°0%0.008 SE39%
6 PMClear sky95°101°0%0.008 SE41%
7 PMClear sky92°98°0%0.008 SE46%
8 PMClear sky90°96°0%0.008 SE51%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Clear sky

    97° / 79°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    9.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Sun, Aug 30

    Clear sky

    98° / 79°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    9 mph
    UV:
    8.9
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Mon, Aug 31

    Clear sky

    97° / 80°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    9.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Tue, Sep 1

    Clear sky

    93° / 79°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    7 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM
  • Wed, Sep 2

    Clear sky

    91° / 78°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    6 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM

    Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Sep 3

    Clear sky

    93° / 79°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    5 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM

    Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Fri, Sep 4

    Clear sky

    90° / 77°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00
    Wind:
    6 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM1 PM

    Lower confidence — long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

Air quality

US EPA AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

AQI
118

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Primary
Ozone

Highest measured pollutant

PM2.5
15.4µg/m³
PM10
18.8µg/m³
Ozone
90.0µg/m³
Dust
0.0µg/m³

Sensitive groups (heart or lung disease, older adults, children) should reduce prolonged outdoor exertion.

Air-quality guidance comes from the published category definitions of the source scale. WeatherSignal does not provide medical advice.

Source updated: not provided · WeatherSignal checked: 2:21:32 AM

Source: Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS / US EPA scale)

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