Temperature
76 F at 10 PM; 90 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 68 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 76F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 90F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 68F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Houston Southwest Airport, Texas
Small airport in Fort Bend County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 4 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects.
75°
90°/68°
Clear·
Feels like 75°·Light air 1 mph ESE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Houston Southwest Airport until 1 AM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 9 degrees cooler: a high of 81° after 90° today.
Now. Houston Southwest Airport is 75° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the east-southeast at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 71° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 88°, and the coolest Saturday, near 72°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 30 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
46Air quality
82%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
75feels75
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9068
30%
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
8167
29%
15mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7255
12mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7451
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7955
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8560
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8861
overcast
75°
90°68°
81°67°
72°55°
74°51°
79°55°
85°60°
88°61°
As of 10:00 PM in Houston Southwest Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Houston Southwest Airport
Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (TX), 18 miles off.
46Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
- Ozone44Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-
The days ahead
Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.
GoodModerate
- 48YesterdayOct 14
- ModerateTodayOct 15
- ModerateFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- ModerateSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Houston Southwest Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Houston Southwest Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AXH
- ICAO
- KAXH
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 68 ft
- Serves
- Rosharon
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AXH
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 22:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 5,002 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 94° / 274° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Houston SW (AXH), Houston Southwest Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 70 F, the air 83% saturated; the humidity ran from 44% at 1 PM to 96% at 3 AM.
- Dew point now
- 70F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 83%
- Humidity, range
- 44 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 10 PM; at its strongest 8 mph, 3 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 8mph
- 3 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.03 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; the same as a day before.
- Now
- 30.03inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.00inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 6 AM, under a mile for 1 hour; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 6 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 500 ft at 6 AM; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 6 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Houston SW: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Houston Southwest Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Houston SWAXH
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/68 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Brazos River 7.3 W RosharonROST2
At a river or reservoir gauge/12.5 mi away/66 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Missouri City 5.1 SSETX-FB-54
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/66 ft/2 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
WestburyHWET2
At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/82 ft/14 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Houston Southwest Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Arcolacity, 1 mi
- Fresnocommunity, 2 mi
- Siennacommunity, 3 mi
- Manvelcity, 5 mi
- Iowa Colonyvillage, 5 mi
- Missouri Citycity, 6 mi
- Thompsonstown, 7 mi
- Fifth Streetcommunity, 8 mi
- Sandy Pointcity, 8 mi
- Staffordcity, 10 mi
- Pearlandcity, 10 mi
- Rosharoncommunity, 11 mi
Airports near Houston Southwest Airport
- Sugar Land Regional AirportSGR, 13 mi
- Pearland Regional AirportLVJ, 14 mi
- William P. Hobby AirportHOU, 15 mi
- Ellington AirportEFD, 20 mi
- La Porte Municipal AirportT41, 27 mi
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional AirportLBX, 27 mi
- Houston Executive AirportTME, 33 mi
- George Bush Intercontinental AirportIAH, 34 mi