Temperature
78 F at 9 PM; 92 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 70 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 78F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 92F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 70F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas
Large airport in Harris County, Texas78°
91°/69°
Clear·
Feels like 78°·Light breeze 7 mph ESE
Coming up. Tomorrow is 12 degrees cooler: a high of 79° after 91° today.
Now. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is 78° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 72°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 7 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 71° by 8 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 89°, and the coolest Saturday, near 72°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 24 mph.
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 29 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
46Air quality
81%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
78feels78
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
9169
UV 8
Fri
Oct 16
7968
13%
24mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7255
16mph
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7451
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7955
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8560
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8961
overcast
78°
91°69°
79°68°
72°55°
74°51°
79°55°
85°60°
89°61°
As of 10:00 PM in George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (TX), 16 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 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.02in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- IAH
- ICAO
- KIAH
- IATA
- IAH
- Field elevation
- 97 ft
- Serves
- Houston
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- IAH
- Wind now
- From 110° at 7 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L / 26R | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 7 mph head, on 08L | 2 mph from the right |
| 08R / 26L | 9,402 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 7 mph head, on 08R | 2 mph from the right |
| 09 / 27 | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 7 mph head, on 09 | 2 mph from the right |
| 15L / 33R | 12,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 152° / 332° | 5 mph head, on 15L | 5 mph from the left |
| 15R / 33L | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 152° / 332° | 5 mph head, on 15R | 5 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Houston Intercontinental (IAH), George Bush Intercontinental Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 72 F, the air 82% saturated; the humidity ran from 41% at 3 PM to 100% at 2 AM.
- Dew point now
- 72F
- 9 PM
- Humidity now
- 82%
- Humidity, range
- 41 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
8 mph from the east southeast at 10 PM; at its strongest 14 mph, 6 PM, with a gust of 25 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 8mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 14mph
- 6 PM
- Highest gust
- 25mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.02 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; the same as a day before.
- Now
- 30.02inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.00inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 9 miles at 7 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 9mi
- 7 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 2,500 ft at 11 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 2,500ft
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
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
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest George Bush Intercontinental Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/1.2 mi away/92 ft/5 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
San Jacinto River 4 N Lake HoustonHSJT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/13.0 mi away/69 ft/28 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Prairie View #1S2016
At a soil climate station/39.0 mi away/270 ft/173 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Spring 2.8 SETX-HRR-100
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/92 ft/5 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
BaytownBATT2
At a cooperative observer's station/22.3 mi away/59 ft/38 ft below 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Humblecity, 5 mi
- Springcommunity, 6 mi
- Aldinecommunity, 6 mi
- Atascocitacommunity, 9 mi
- Porter Heightscommunity, 12 mi
- Oak Ridge Northcity, 14 mi
- Jersey Villagecity, 15 mi
- Sheldoncommunity, 15 mi
- Shenandoahcity, 16 mi
- Houstoncity, 16 mi
- Hilshire Villagecity, 16 mi
- Woodbranchcity, 16 mi
Airports near George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial AirportDWH, 14 mi
- William P. Hobby AirportHOU, 24 mi
- Conroe-North Houston Regional AirportCXO, 26 mi
- La Porte Municipal AirportT41, 27 mi
- Ellington AirportEFD, 28 mi
- Sugar Land Regional AirportSGR, 31 mi
- Cleveland Municipal Airport6R3, 33 mi
- Pearland Regional AirportLVJ, 33 mi