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East Columbia, Texas Weather

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East Columbia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

East Columbia, TX
Saturday, June 13 at 3:40 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
East Columbia, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Columbia, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 87°
East Columbia, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    87°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.03″
    85°77°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    68%
    91°77°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Showers
    84%
    88°76°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    88°78°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    89°81°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    17%
    92°79°+3°
East Columbia, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 35°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the ese.
East Columbia, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11012.91014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
East Columbia, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
East Columbia, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
47%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
48 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:40 UTC · East Columbia, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:40 UTC · East Columbia, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Columbia, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Columbia, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Columbia, TX
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
East Columbia, TX
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:38 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Columbia, TX
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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East Columbia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — East Columbia

  1. Sat87°78°8%
  2. Sun85°77°39%
  3. Mon91°77°68%
  4. Tue88°76°84%
  5. Wed88°78°50%
  6. Thu89°81°26%
  7. Fri92°79°17%
  8. Sat89°77°14%
  9. Sun92°77°9%
  10. Mon92°79°6%
  11. Tue92°76°11%
  12. Wed94°74°11%
  13. Thu96°75°13%
  14. Fri87°75°11%
  15. Sat95°74°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — East Columbia

SPC has placed East Columbia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 East Columbia

  • 77486

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.