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Until 9:30 PM
Where
Inland Harris; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for Friday, October 23, 2026.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Friday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive through lanes, conserving energy and keeping your vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html EPA AirNow: www.airnow.gov/?city=Houston&state=TX&country=USA Take Care of Texas: www.takecareoftexas.org/conservation-tips/keep-our-air-clean
Areas: Inland Harris; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
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Observed 11:20 AM CDT at KLVJ

Sandy Point, TX weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · up to 60°16° by 9 PM (sticky)
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 86°30° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 61°16° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 86°30° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 62°17° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 80°27° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 83°28° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 78°26° by 11 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
Fri 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	0%	6
Fri 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	2%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 85°29° to 87°31°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	4%	5
Fri 4p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	84°29°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	1%	4
Fri 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	0%	3
Fri 6p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	0%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	91%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	94%	5%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	17%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	19%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	26%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	98%	40%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	87%	33%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	17%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	16%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	25%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	25%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 84°29° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	28%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 84°29° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	46%	30%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	86°30°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	30%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	84°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	25%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	23%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	21%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	16%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	30%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	54%	72%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 86°30°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
85°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
84°29°–86°30°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 83°28°).
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
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
74°23°–87°31°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°26°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 86°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 63°.
Sunday
Dry, high 82°, low 63°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–83°.

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

Brazos River near Rosharon

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 445 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Fri 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River at US 59

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.6 ft
Flow: 563 cfs

Forecast peak 27.8 ft Mon 4 AM

Reading from Fri 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River near West Columbia

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 1,980 cfs

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River at Richmond

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 489 cfs

Forecast peak 8.5 ft Mon 4 PM

Reading from Fri 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 15 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 59 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–6:58 PM; Morning 7:13–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:07 PM; Morning 7:04–7:13 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:49 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sandy Point. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Today

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Sunday

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Rivers

Brazos River near Rosharon

Brazos River at US 59

Brazos River near West Columbia

Brazos River at Richmond

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon