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

Houston, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 7:33 PM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
44%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Houston, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHouston, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 64°H 80°
Houston, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    68%
    0.26″
    86°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.04″
    84°64°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    83°64°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    21%
    79°64°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.19″
    72°63°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.07″
    74°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    85°65°+11°
Houston, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 35°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 8 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Houston, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6986.9987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Houston, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
4.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Houston, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
67%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.7mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
19:33 UTC ·Houston, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:33 UTC ·Houston, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Houston, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Houston, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Houston, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Houston, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
1:56 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Houston, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Houston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Houston

SPC has placed Houston in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Houston

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.