Galveston
29.300°, -94.800° · tides: GALVESTON, Galveston Channel
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Today
Today: High 80° · 50% rain
A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Low 64° · 50% rain
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:33 AM / 5:31 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:10 AM / 2:16 PM
- Moon
- Waning Crescent, 31%
- Minor period
- 12:40 AM–1:40 AM
- Major period
- 6:45 AM–8:45 AM
- Minor period
- 1:46 PM–2:46 PM
- Major period
- 7:15 PM–9:15 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8 AM | 77° | 77° | 74° | 90% | 51% | 9% | – | S 8 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 78° | 78° | 75° | 91% | 54% | 19% | – | S 9 | 10 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 79° | 79° | 75° | 88% | 59% | 19% | – | S 10 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 75° | 88% | 56% | 19% | – | SSW 10 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 80° | 84° | 74° | 82% | 53% | 26% | 0.01" | SSW 12 | 14 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 1 PM | 80° | 84° | 74° | 82% | 51% | 26% | 0.01" | SSW 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 2 PM | 80° | 84° | 74° | 82% | 58% | 26% | 0.01" | SSW 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 85% | 62% | 50% | 0.01" | SSW 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 85% | 72% | 50% | 0.01" | WSW 13 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 85% | 80% | 50% | 0.01" | WNW 14 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 89% | 50% | 0.03" | NW 15 | 15 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 84% | 86% | 50% | 0.03" | NNW 16 | 16 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 83% | 50% | 0.03" | NNW 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | ⚡ |
| Tue 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 77% | 13% | 0.03" | NNW 17 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 66% | 13% | 0.03" | NNW 17 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 50% | 13% | 0.03" | NNW 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 42% | 1% | – | N 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 42% | 1% | – | N 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 62° | 81% | 34% | 1% | – | N 17 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 81% | 27% | 0% | – | N 17 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 4 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 20% | 0% | – | N 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 18% | 0% | – | N 16 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 84% | 13% | 0% | – | N 15 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 7 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 78% | 19% | 0% | – | N 15 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 75% | 2% | 0% | – | N 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 9 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 1% | 0% | – | N 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Wed 10 AM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 1% | 0% | – | N 13 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 58° | 61% | 1% | 0% | – | N 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 58° | 59% | 1% | 0% | – | N 10 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | N 9 | 10 | – | |
| Wed 2 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 3% | 0% | – | N 9 | 9 | – | |
| Wed 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 3% | 0% | – | N 8 | 8 | – | |
| Wed 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 58° | 57% | 2% | 0% | – | N 8 | 9 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 73° | 73° | 59° | 62% | 1% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 70° | 70° | 59° | 68% | 3% | 0% | – | NNE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 2% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 4% | 0% | – | E 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 7% | 0% | – | E 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 11% | 0% | – | ESE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 13% | 0% | – | ESE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 16% | 1% | – | ESE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 20% | 1% | – | SE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 62° | 76% | 25% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 30% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 81% | 37% | 1% | – | SE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 44% | 1% | – | ESE 6 | 6 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 50% | 8% | – | E 6 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 55% | 8% | – | E 7 | 7 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
80° / 64°
50% rain · 0.24"
SW 8–17 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Wed, Nov 4
Sunny
74° / 68°
1% rain
N 6–17 mph · gusts 20
Thu, Nov 5
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
78° / 67°
61% rain · 0.24"
SE 6–9 mph · gusts 10
⚡ Storms
Fri, Nov 6
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
75° / 64°
59% rain · 0.18"
N 6–14 mph · gusts 17
Sat, Nov 7
Slight Chance Rain Showers
72° / 62°
37% rain · 0.18"
NE 9–14 mph · gusts 17
Sun, Nov 8
Slight Chance Rain Showers
71° / 60°
28% rain · 0.06"
N 12–14 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Nov 9
Sunny
70° / 62°
5% rain
NE 5–10 mph · gusts 15
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Friday: A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Galveston Bay
GMZ335 · 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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. GMZ335-032315- Galveston Bay- 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
GMZ355 · 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 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. GMZ350-355-032315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 444 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · May 1998
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
33% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★★c83
2
43% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
↓ 1:15 AM
★★★☆c73
3
53% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c62
First Quarter
4
63% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★☆☆c49
5
72% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c39
6
80% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★☆☆c32
7
87% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
8
92% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★☆c51
Apogee · 405,859 km
9
97% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c61
10
99% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★★c69
11
100% lit
↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best12
99% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c78
best13
96% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
↓ 8:07 AM
★☆☆☆c79
14
91% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★★c79
15
84% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-19.1°)
16
76% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c77
17
66% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★★★c74
18
55% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★★☆c68
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 2:05 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★☆☆c60
20
33% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★☆☆c48
21
23% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
22
14% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★☆c66
23
7% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 361,658 km
24
2% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★★c98
best25
0% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
best26
1% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★★c104
best27
5% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 10:12 PM
↓ 10:12 PM
★★☆☆c104
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
28
11% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★★★c98
29
19% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 11:54 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★★★c92
30
27% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★★★c81
31
37% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:38 AM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★★☆c68
Lunar events this month
- Sun, May 3 · 5:03 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, May 7 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, May 8 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 405,859 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, May 11 · 9:29 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, May 15 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Mon, May 18 · 11:35 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, May 21 · 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.
- Sat, May 23 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 361,658 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Mon, May 25 · 2:32 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, May 27 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Mon, May 11 · Tue, May 12 · Sun, May 24 · Mon, May 25 · Tue, May 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,723 km closest · 405,810 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.
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 Tue 3:26 AM.