Observed 10:35 PM CDT at KGLS

Galveston, TX weather

Clear and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. 711–15 mph24 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Low 75°24° tonight at 4 AM
High 79°26° tomorrow at noon

TonightNear 76°24° · Clear
Tomorrow morningNear 77°25° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 74°23° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningNear 75°24° · Mostly cloudy
Sunday afternoonNear 76°24° · Mostly cloudy
Sunday nightNear 75°24° · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 11p	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	77°25° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	11%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	71%	12%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	12%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	18%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	20%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	30%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	25%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	24%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	34%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	24%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	27%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	24%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	69%	25%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	24%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	54%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	49%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	47%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	59%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	85%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	83%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	68%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	71%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	81%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	82%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	94%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	95%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	92%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 75°24°. Typical 80°27° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–75°24°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 66°19°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 73°23°. Typical 80°27° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 66°19°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 72°22°. Typical 79°26° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 66°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 72°22°. Typical 79°26° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 65°18°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 71°22°. Typical 79°26° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 65°18°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 71°22°. Typical 78°26° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 65°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 71°22°. Typical 78°26° / 64°18°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 70°21°. Typical 78°26° / 64°18°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 64°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 72°22°. Typical 77°25° / 64°18°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 64°18°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 81°27°, low 73°23°. Typical 77°25° / 63°17°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 76°24°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 75°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 73°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 72°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–81°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HGX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Highland Bayou at FM 646 near Santa Fe

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Dickinson Bayou at SH 517 near Alvin

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Austin Bayou at SH 35 near Liverpool

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.8 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 57% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 50

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 61°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 7:00 AM–9:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1946–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−11°−6°SatOct 17
−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Galveston weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 15 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–6:56 PM; Morning 7:11–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:05 PM; Morning 7:02–7:11 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 11:09 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:47 AM · rises 5:04 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Galveston. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Galveston, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Highland Bayou at FM 646 near Santa Fe

Dickinson Bayou at SH 517 near Alvin

Austin Bayou at SH 35 near Liverpool

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon