Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KGLS

Jamaica Beach, TX weather

Mostly sunny and 81°27°.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the east. 1219–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky
UV index: 4Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (74°23° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at noon
Low 69°21° tonight at 2 AM

This afternoonNear 80°27° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 69°21° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 69°21° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 74°23° by 10 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	22%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	30%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	31%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	56%	31%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	25%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	31%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	23%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	67%	33%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	71%	36%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	20%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	35%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	31%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	81%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	73%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	82%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	86%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	92%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	85%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	77%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	56%	72%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	70%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	97%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	76%	74%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	52%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 80°27° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. 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
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 66°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 79°26° / 66°19°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 66°19°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 70°21°. Typical 79°26° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 65°18°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 70°21°. 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
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 65°18°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 69°21°. Typical 78°26° / 65°18°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
69°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. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 70°21°. Typical 78°26° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 64°18°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 70°21°. Typical 78°26° / 64°18°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 64°18°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 73°23°. Typical 77°25° / 64°18°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°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
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 64°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 74°23°. Typical 77°25° / 63°17°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 74°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°–84°29°
Low, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 63°17°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 63°17°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 63°17°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 69°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 69°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 70°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–82°.

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 Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Dickinson Bayou at SH 517 near Alvin

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Austin Bayou at SH 35 near Liverpool

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mustang Bayou at SH 6 near Alvin

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 32.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:40 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 64% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 48

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 63°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 7:00 AM–11:00 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 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Jamaica Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 14 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 57 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–6:55 PM; Morning 7:12–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:04 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 48% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Jamaica Beach, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

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

Mustang Bayou at SH 6 near Alvin

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon