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TEXAS · HARRIS COUNTY

Houston

2,390,125 people, 50 ft above sea level in Harris County.

50 ftElevation, city center
2,390,125People, 2024 estimate
641 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 74°
Mostly clear now Dew point 70° · Calm · high 93°
City of Houston River Interstate 10 miles
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The Houston plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Houston

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 AM CDT
RIGHT NOW Houston Intercontinental Airport (KIAH) · 1:53 AM
Mostly clear
74° Mostly clear Feels like 74° · high of 93° near 2 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 49% this afternoon
Pressure29.89 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 11,000 ft
UV index8 by 1 PMvery high; cover up
Dew point 70° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 35 hours · 46% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.09 inmost likely 0.03; 1 in 10 over 0.3
LAST RAINSept. 150.01 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Harris County
NWS Houston/Galveston and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 56 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
55
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
showers day
showers day
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
showers day
showers day
rain
showers day
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
78°
75°
91°
79°
90°
81°
89°
CHANCE OF RAIN
62% · 0.18 in Thursday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 69 to 77°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 88° / 67°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
93° 76°
10% rain — SE 12, gusts 28 B
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
93° 77°
50% rain up to 0.09″ SE 14, gusts 30 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
92° 74°
60% rain 0.02–0.7″ SE 13, gusts 26 B
FRI Oct. 2 Storms likely Storms likely
89° 72°
80% rain 0.1–1.2″ E 6 C
SAT Oct. 3 Storms likely Storms likely
86° 71°
70% rain 0.03–1.4″ NNE 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Storms likely Storms likely
84° 69°
60% rain up to 1.1″ NNE 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
82° 67°
40% rain up to 0.1″ NNE 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Houston was over the Mississippi Valley three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Houston at 5,000 feet was over the Mississippi Valley three days ago, about 380 miles back along its path. Even over land it has kept its moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 2005 Sept. 27, 2005

The hottest this week has been

100° on Sept. 27, 2005, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1888. Next is 99° in 1900.

99°
100°
19002005
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Houston Area threaded record since 1888.
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TEXAS · HARRIS

Houston

2,390,125 people, 50 ft above sea level in Harris County.

50 ftElevation
2,390,125People
641 sq miLand
Mostly clear 74°
Mostly clearDew point 70°
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Today in Houston

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 78° 0%
5a mostly clear night 76° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 76° 0%
11a partly cloudy day 87° 1%
2p partly cloudy day 91° 7%
5p mostly sunny 88° 6%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 46%
→
Tue10%
Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
76
93
B
Wed50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
77
93
B
Thu60%
Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
74
92
B
Fri80%
Storms likely Storms likely
72
89
C
Sat70%
Storms likely Storms likely
71
86
C
Sun60%
Storms likely Storms likely
69
84
C
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
67
82
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2005 · SEPT. 27, 2005

100°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1888.