Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KLBX

West Columbia, TX weather

Mostly cloudy and 82°28°.

Forecasts agree

Now 82°28°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 12 mph19 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the east. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (82°28° then, 84°29° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 62°17° tonight at 2 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 82°28° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 62°17° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday 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
Sat 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	22%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	25%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	86°30°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	21%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	32%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	85°29°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	32%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	34%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	59%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	97%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	97%	37%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	91%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	92%	5
Sun 1p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	39%	92%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	80%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	38%	78%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	79%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	92%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	87%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	73%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	69%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	66%	65%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	71%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 59°15°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 81°27° / 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 59°15°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  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, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°29°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 80°27°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 73°23°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 86°30°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  20% chance
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–90°32°
Low, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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
79°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 62°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 60°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–85°.

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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 West Columbia

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 1,570 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Mon 7 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Brazos River near Rosharon

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 430 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Tue 4 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 318 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

San Bernard River near Old Ocean

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 939 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 59% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 29

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 63°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 5:00 AM–11:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Angleton Lake Jackson Brazoria County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

West Columbia 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: 6:10–6:58 PM; Morning 7:14–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:07 PM; Morning 7:05–7:14 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 51% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

West Columbia, TX weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Brazos River near West Columbia

Brazos River near Rosharon

Colorado River (TX) near Bay City

San Bernard River near Old Ocean

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