Moon & Weather
Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
Clear
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 79°F
Observed 12:20 PM · Matagorda City (4 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (17 mi)
Wind
14mph
From ENE (69°)
Gusts 18 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
73°F
High 79° · Low 62° so far today
Humidity
54%
Dew point 61°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
−0.00 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings
Fishing by pressure trend
- risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
- stableNormal activity.
- fallingGood at first, then turning poor.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.
Today
This Afternoon: High 81° · 1% rain
Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Low 63°
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:27 AM / 6:49 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:06 PM / 1:00 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 60%
- Minor period
- 12:30 AM–1:30 AM
- Major period
- 7:05 AM–9:05 AM
- Minor period
- 2:36 PM–3:36 PM
- Major period
- 7:30 PM–9:30 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 59° | 56% | 59% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 53% | 49% | 0% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 2 PM | 80° | 81° | 61° | 53% | 47% | 0% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 61° | 54% | 53% | 1% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 61° | 54% | 48% | 1% | – | E 14 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 61° | 56% | 48% | 0% | – | E 14 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 63% | 47% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 7 PM | 75° | 75° | 62° | 65% | 50% | 0% | – | E 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 64% | 42% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 61° | 66% | 39% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 71% | 42% | 0% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Mon 11 PM | 70° | 70° | 61° | 73% | 33% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 12 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 73% | 25% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 1 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 72% | 9% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 2 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 80% | 31% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 3 AM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 82% | 31% | 0% | – | NE 7 | 12 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 20% | 0% | – | NNE 7 | 13 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 86% | 15% | 0% | – | NNE 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 82% | 13% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 80% | 9% | 0% | – | NNE 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 82% | 6% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 AM | 66° | 66° | 59° | 77% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 70% | 4% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 62% | 5% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 61° | 57% | 16% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 1 PM | 79° | 80° | 61° | 54% | 4% | 1% | – | NE 12 | 14 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 2 PM | 80° | 81° | 61° | 52% | 9% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 3 PM | 80° | 81° | 60° | 50% | 17% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 4 PM | 80° | 81° | 60° | 51% | 15% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 5 PM | 80° | 81° | 60° | 50% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | 10.0 mi | |
| Tue 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 61° | 58% | 27% | 3% | – | ENE 13 | 17 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 62% | 36% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | 9.9 mi | |
| Tue 8 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 29% | 0% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 9 PM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 81% | 47% | 1% | – | ENE 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 10 PM | 71° | 71° | 68° | 89% | 51% | 3% | – | ENE 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Tue 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 69° | 92% | 36% | 4% | – | ENE 8 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 70° | 95% | 44% | 4% | – | NE 8 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 71° | 100% | 32% | 3% | – | NE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 36% | 3% | – | NE 7 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 70° | 70° | 70° | 100% | 30% | 3% | – | NE 7 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 69° | 100% | 28% | 2% | – | NE 8 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 22% | 1% | – | NE 9 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 68° | 100% | 29% | 2% | – | NE 9 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 67° | 67° | 67° | 99% | 21% | 3% | – | NNE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 67° | 99% | 18% | 3% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 68° | 92% | 22% | 3% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 83% | 26% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 74% | 25% | 3% | – | NE 12 | 15 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
81° / 63°
1% rain
E 9–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Sunny
82° / 67°
4% rain
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
83° / 64°
4% rain
NE 7–13 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
83° / 66°
Dry
E 5–10 mph · gusts 14
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
84° / 70°
Dry
E 3–12 mph · gusts 15
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
85° / 69°
2% rain
E 7–15 mph · gusts 18
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
84° / 68°
11% rain
E 9–16 mph · gusts 21
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. East wind around 15 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ330-192315- Matagorda Bay- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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. GMZ350-355-192315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Moon calendar · December 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:55 AM
★★☆☆c76
2
73% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 11:34 AM
↓ 11:34 AM
★☆☆☆c69
3
64% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:08 PM
★☆☆☆c60
4
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:38 PM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c51
Apogee · 404,347 km
Last Quarter
5
45% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 1:05 PM
↓ 1:05 PM
★☆☆☆c41
6
36% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
7
27% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:58 PM
★☆☆☆c47
8
19% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:27 PM
★☆☆☆c59
9
12% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★☆☆c71
10
6% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★☆☆c81
11
2% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★☆c87
best12
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 5:07 PM
↓ 5:07 PM
★★☆☆c90
New Moon
13
1% lit
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★☆c93
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best14
4% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★☆c94
15
10% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★☆☆c94
16
18% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★☆☆c90
Perigee · 367,901 km
17
28% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
★☆☆☆c81
18
39% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★☆☆☆c66
19
50% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c49
First Quarter
20
61% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
21
72% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
↓ 1:50 AM
★☆☆☆c63
22
81% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:53 AM
★☆☆☆c80
23
89% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★☆☆c91
24
94% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★☆☆c96
25
98% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c96
best26
100% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best27
99% lit
↑ 6:15 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★☆c89
best28
97% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★☆☆c83
29
93% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:30 AM
★★☆☆c77
30
87% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★☆☆c71
31
80% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
↓ 10:37 AM
★☆☆☆c62
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Dec 4 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,347 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, Dec 4 · 11:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 6 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Dec 12 · 5:32 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Dec 13 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Dec 16 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,901 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Dec 19 · 12:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 20 · 12:00 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, Dec 26 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Dec 26 · 6:33 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Mon, Dec 11 · Wed, Dec 13 · Mon, Dec 25 · Tue, Dec 26 · Wed, Dec 27
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
367,904 km closest · 404,409 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 Mon 12:21 PM.