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Freeport

28.950°, -95.360° · tides: Old Brazos River, Freeport

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Mon 12:00 PM

* WHAT...East to northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Inland Jackson, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, and Inland Matagorda Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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Today

This Afternoon: High 69° · 71% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tonight: Low 53° · 73% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:44 AM / 5:27 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:01 PM / 10:43 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 34%
Major period
3:55 AM–5:55 AM
Minor period
11:31 AM–12:31 PM
Major period
4:25 PM–6:25 PM
Minor period
10:13 PM–11:13 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 156 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 176 AM12 PMclouds85% cloud cover83% cloud cover78% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover81% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover95% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡45°50°55°60°65°70°67666160595756586060595554535362rain68% chance, 0.17 in68% chance, 0.17 in71% chance, 0.17 in71% chance, 0.17 in71% chance, 0.17 in73% chance, 0.10 in73% chance, 0.10 in73% chance, 0.10 in38% chance, 0.10 in38% chance, 0.10 in38% chance, 0.10 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in10% chance10% chance10% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance0.170.170.170.100.100.10wind0102030mphE 20 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 25E 20 mph, gusts 26NE 22 mph, gusts 32NE 23 mph, gusts 35NE 21 mph, gusts 32NE 20 mph, gusts 33NE 20 mph, gusts 32NNE 21 mph, gusts 33NNE 21 mph, gusts 32NNE 20 mph, gusts 28NE 20 mph, gusts 28NE 20 mph, gusts 25NNE 17 mph, gusts 23NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 14 mph, gusts 22NE 13 mph, gusts 22NE 10 mph, gusts 21NE 8 mph, gusts 21NE 9 mph, gusts 21NNE 10 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 21NE 13 mph, gusts 20NE 13 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM67°67°66°98%85%68%0.17"E 20253.9 mi⚡
Sun 2 PM67°67°65°95%83%68%0.17"E 21252.9 mi⚡
Sun 3 PM66°66°65°95%78%71%0.17"ESE 18252.9 mi⚡
Sun 4 PM66°66°65°97%78%71%0.17"E 18253.9 mi⚡
Sun 5 PM65°65°65°100%84%71%0.17"E 20263.9 mi⚡
Sun 6 PM63°63°63°100%87%73%0.10"NE 21283.9 mi⚡
Sun 7 PM61°61°61°98%86%73%0.10"NE 22324.9 mi⚡
Sun 8 PM62°62°59°89%81%73%0.10"NE 23337.0 mi⚡
Sun 9 PM60°60°57°89%71%38%0.10"NE 23357.0 mi
Sun 10 PM60°60°56°88%79%38%0.10"NE 22337.0 mi
Sun 11 PM59°59°56°89%83%38%0.10"NE 21327.0 mi
Mon 12 AM59°59°56°89%85%21%0.01"NE 21327.0 mi
Mon 1 AM59°59°56°90%86%21%0.01"NE 20337.0 mi
Mon 2 AM58°58°55°89%90%21%0.01"NE 20337.0 mi
Mon 3 AM57°57°54°89%90%27%0.01"NE 20327.0 mi
Mon 4 AM57°57°54°89%91%27%0.01"NE 21337.0 mi
Mon 5 AM56°56°53°88%95%27%0.01"NNE 21337.0 mi
Mon 6 AM56°56°53°90%79%21%0.01"NNE 20327.0 mi
Mon 7 AM56°56°53°89%80%21%0.01"NNE 21327.0 mi
Mon 8 AM56°56°53°88%77%21%0.01"NNE 21297.0 mi
Mon 9 AM57°57°53°86%72%21%0.01"NNE 20287.0 mi
Mon 10 AM58°58°54°86%70%21%0.01"NNE 21287.0 mi
Mon 11 AM59°59°53°80%64%21%0.01"NE 202810+ mi
Mon 12 PM60°60°54°82%60%10%–NE 202510+ mi
Mon 1 PM60°60°53°77%55%10%–NE 202510+ mi
Mon 2 PM61°61°53°76%58%10%–NNE 202410+ mi
Mon 3 PM61°61°53°76%52%3%–NNE 172310+ mi
Mon 4 PM60°60°53°76%57%3%–NNE 1723–
Mon 5 PM60°60°52°74%55%3%–NNE 1622–
Mon 6 PM60°60°52°76%53%1%–NNE 1522–
Mon 7 PM59°59°52°77%50%1%–NNE 1422–
Mon 8 PM57°57°52°83%46%1%–NNE 1322–
Mon 9 PM56°56°52°86%39%0%–NE 1322–
Mon 10 PM55°55°52°90%33%0%–NE 1222–
Mon 11 PM55°55°51°86%26%0%–NE 1021–
Tue 12 AM55°55°51°86%22%0%–NE 921–
Tue 1 AM54°54°51°90%14%0%–NE 821–
Tue 2 AM54°54°51°90%13%0%–NE 921–
Tue 3 AM53°53°51°93%12%0%–NE 921–
Tue 4 AM53°53°51°93%10%0%–NNE 1022–
Tue 5 AM53°53°51°93%11%0%–NNE 1022–
Tue 6 AM52°52°51°96%8%0%–NE 1222–
Tue 7 AM53°53°52°96%3%0%–NE 1221–
Tue 8 AM57°57°53°86%4%0%–NE 1220–
Tue 9 AM59°59°54°83%6%0%–NE 1320–
Tue 10 AM62°62°55°78%8%0%–NE 1320–
Tue 11 AM63°63°55°75%9%0%–NE 1320–
Tue 12 PM64°64°55°73%10%0%–NE 1320–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

69° / 53°

73% rain · 1.45"

E 18–23 mph · gusts 35

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

63° / 51°

27% rain · 0.12"

NE 10–21 mph · gusts 33

Tue, Nov 17

Sunny

67° / 57°

Dry

NE 8–13 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

73° / 65°

9% rain

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny

75° / 65°

10% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

75° / 67°

11% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny

77° / 66°

24% rain

E 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ355-160030-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
533 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...East winds around 30 knots with gusts to around 40 knots.
Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 30 to 35 knots with gusts to 40 knots.
Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, building to 8 to 11 
feet, occasionally to 14 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: 
Southeast 8 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely with isolated 
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet,
occasionally to 14 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1941

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
65% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★★★☆c84
Perigee · 369,195 km
2
76% lit
↑ 4:10 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★★c96
3
85% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
4
92% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★★c105
5
97% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★★c105
6
100% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c100
best
7
100% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
8
97% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:05 AM
★★★★c80
best
9
93% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★★★c67
10
87% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
11
80% lit
↑ 10:59 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c40
12
72% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c31
13
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:35 PM
★★☆☆c36
14
54% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★★☆☆c50
Apogee · 404,198 km
Last Quarter
15
44% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c56
16
35% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★★☆c66
17
26% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★★★c74
18
18% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
19
11% lit
↑ 3:53 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c83
20
5% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c83
21
1% lit
↑ 5:45 AM
↓ 7:09 PM
★★★★c82
best
22
0% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
best
23
1% lit
↑ 7:46 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c71
24
5% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c62
25
11% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
26
19% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★☆c51
Perigee · 368,156 km
27
29% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★☆c61
28
40% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c77
29
52% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★☆c85
First Quarter
30
63% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★☆☆☆c88
31
73% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 1 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 369,195 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 3 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 7 · 12:38 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 14 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,198 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 14 · 8:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 18 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 22 · 1:34 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 25 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 26 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 368,156 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 29 · 9:03 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 31 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 6 · Thu, Aug 7 · Fri, Aug 8 · Thu, Aug 21 · Fri, Aug 22

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

368,199 km closest · 404,196 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Old Brazos River, FreeportSurf report: Quintana & Bryan BeachOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sun 10:56 AM.