Moon & Weather
Matagorda
28.690°, -95.970° · tides: East Matagorda
Light Rain
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 2:40 AM · Matagorda City (4 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (17 mi)
Wind
15mph
From NNW (342°)
Gusts 17 mph
Measured at the tide station
Temperature
58°F
High 63° · Low 57° so far today
Humidity
51%
Dew point 39°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
+0.01 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
Overnight: Low 57°
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday: High 73°
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:26 AM / 6:51 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:49 PM / –
- Moon
- First Quarter, 41%
- Major period
- 5:30 AM–7:30 AM
- Minor period
- 1:19 PM–2:19 PM
- Major period
- 5:55 PM–7:55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 AM | 60° | 60° | 42° | 51% | 53% | 0% | – | N 16 | 29 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 AM | 60° | 60° | 41° | 49% | 52% | 0% | – | N 16 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 AM | 59° | 59° | 41° | 51% | 50% | 0% | – | N 15 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 AM | 58° | 58° | 41° | 53% | 49% | 0% | – | N 15 | 28 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 AM | 57° | 57° | 41° | 55% | 48% | 0% | – | N 14 | 26 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 AM | 57° | 57° | 42° | 57% | 46% | 0% | – | N 15 | 25 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 AM | 60° | 60° | 42° | 51% | 45% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 AM | 63° | 63° | 43° | 48% | 44% | 0% | – | NNE 18 | 23 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 AM | 66° | 66° | 43° | 43% | 42% | 0% | – | NNE 17 | 22 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 12 PM | 68° | 68° | 42° | 39% | 41% | 0% | – | NNE 15 | 21 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 42° | 36% | 41% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 2 PM | 71° | 71° | 41° | 34% | 42% | 0% | – | NNE 14 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 3 PM | 72° | 72° | 41° | 33% | 42% | 0% | – | N 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 4 PM | 73° | 73° | 41° | 31% | 42% | 0% | – | N 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 5 PM | 72° | 72° | 41° | 33% | 43% | 0% | – | N 12 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 41° | 34% | 43% | 0% | – | N 10 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 7 PM | 69° | 69° | 43° | 39% | 42% | 0% | – | N 7 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 44° | 43% | 41% | 0% | – | N 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 9 PM | 64° | 64° | 44° | 48% | 40% | 0% | – | N 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 10 PM | 63° | 63° | 45° | 52% | 40% | 0% | – | N 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sat 11 PM | 62° | 62° | 45° | 54% | 39% | 0% | – | N 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 12 AM | 61° | 61° | 45° | 56% | 38% | 0% | – | N 8 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 1 AM | 60° | 60° | 46° | 60% | 37% | 0% | – | N 8 | 14 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 2 AM | 60° | 60° | 46° | 60% | 39% | 0% | – | N 9 | 15 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 3 AM | 59° | 59° | 46° | 62% | 41% | 0% | – | N 9 | 16 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 4 AM | 58° | 58° | 46° | 64% | 44% | 0% | – | N 9 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 5 AM | 57° | 57° | 46° | 67% | 46% | 0% | – | N 12 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 6 AM | 57° | 57° | 45° | 64% | 48% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 7 AM | 57° | 57° | 46° | 67% | 50% | 0% | – | NNE 12 | 20 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 8 AM | 58° | 58° | 46° | 64% | 47% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 9 AM | 62° | 62° | 47° | 58% | 43% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 47° | 49% | 40% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 17 | 10+ mi | |
| Sun 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 47° | 44% | 37% | 0% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 48° | 41% | 33% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 47° | 38% | 30% | 0% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 47° | 37% | 29% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 75° | 75° | 47° | 37% | 28% | 0% | – | NE 9 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 75° | 75° | 51° | 43% | 27% | 0% | – | NE 8 | 10 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 51° | 44% | 25% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 73° | 73° | 51° | 46% | 24% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 71° | 71° | 51° | 49% | 23% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 53° | 59% | 27% | 0% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 53° | 61% | 30% | 0% | – | ENE 8 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 54° | 65% | 34% | 0% | – | ENE 7 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 38% | 0% | – | ENE 6 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 70% | 41% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 73% | 45% | 0% | – | NE 5 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 63° | 63° | 55° | 75% | 46% | 0% | – | NE 6 | 12 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
73° / 57°
Dry
N 7–18 mph · gusts 29
Sun, Oct 18
Mostly Sunny
75° / 61°
Dry
NE 6–13 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 19
Partly Sunny
79° / 65°
4% rain
NE 5–14 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Slight Chance Rain Showers
82° / 67°
24% rain · 0.06"
NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17
Wed, Oct 21
Sunny
85° / 65°
3% rain
E 7–14 mph · gusts 16
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
86° / 67°
1% rain
E 5–9 mph · gusts 13
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
87° / 67°
3% rain
E 5–10 mph · gusts 13
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Matagorda Bay
GMZ330 · 1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ330-171830- Matagorda Bay- 1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 20 knots across the northern bay and 25 to 35 knots across the southern bay. Bay waters rough. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Northeast 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...East 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.
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
GMZ350 · 1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ350-171830- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north near 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Moon calendar · February 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
↓ 1:44 PM
★★☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
2
13% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c79
3
8% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
↓ 3:31 PM
★★☆☆c77
Apogee · 406,188 km
4
3% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 4:27 PM
↓ 4:27 PM
★★☆☆c76
5
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★☆☆c74
6
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★☆c73
New Moon
best7
1% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★☆c68
best8
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★☆☆c57
9
9% lit
↑ 8:40 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
↓ 10:00 PM
★☆☆☆c40
11
24% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c53
12
33% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c66
13
44% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
★☆☆☆c77
14
55% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 1:06 AM
↓ 1:06 AM
★☆☆☆c85
First Quarter
15
66% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:13 AM
★☆☆☆c91
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
16
76% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c96
17
86% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★☆☆c97
18
93% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★☆☆c94
19
98% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★☆c94
Perigee · 361,015 km
best20
100% lit
↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 6:39 AM
↓ 6:39 AM
★★★☆c87
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best21
99% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★☆c73
best22
96% lit
↑ 8:29 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
23
90% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★☆☆c47
24
82% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
↓ 8:55 AM
★☆☆☆c60
25
74% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c71
26
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:08 AM
↓ 10:08 AM
★☆☆☆c77
27
55% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
★☆☆☆c77
Last Quarter
28
45% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c77
Lunar events this month
- Mon, Feb 1 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Feb 3 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 406,188 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Feb 6 · 9:56 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Feb 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Feb 14 · 1:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Feb 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Feb 19 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 361,015 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Feb 20 · 5:23 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Feb 22 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Feb 27 · 11:16 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Sat, Feb 6 · Sun, Feb 7 · Fri, Feb 19 · Sat, Feb 20 · Sun, Feb 21
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
361,144 km closest · 406,179 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 Sat 1:21 AM.