Houston, Alaska Weather
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——78°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——75°50°-3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast14%—71°49°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle57%—65°49°-6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle15%—62°50°-3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle29%0.01″60°46°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle34%0.06″62°49°+2°
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.48 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.48
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 4:13 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt
Houston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: August 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.