Right now
34°C / 93°F
Overcast · wind 14 km/h · 54% RH
Soil (6 cm)
31°C / 89°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
9a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -5°C
Frost window
Feb 10 – Dec 13
~306 frost-free days · first frost in ~96 days
Sun
07:02 – 19:35
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Chicago
Tue
Overcast
34° / 26°
dry
Wed
Drizzle
31° / 26°
0.05 mm
Thu
Thunderstorms
36° / 24°
2.1 mm
Fri
Thunderstorms
36° / 27°
4.6 mm
Sat
Overcast
36° / 27°
dry
Sun
Overcast
36° / 27°
dry
Mon
Clear
37° / 27°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyHouston Gardening: Early Fall Planting Window Opens. Houston-Area Fishing: Early Fall Patterns in Bayous and Reservoirs. Early Fall Foraging in Houston: Persimmons, Gregg's Mistflower & Coastal Greens.
Gardening
Houston Gardening: Early Fall Planting Window Opens
Sow & harvest now
- Broccoli & Cauliflower
- Lettuce & Leafy Greens
- Carrots & Beets
- Peas (English & Snow)
Fishing
Houston-Area Fishing: Early Fall Patterns in Bayous and Reservoirs
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Catfish (Channel & Blue)
- Spotted Seatrout
- Redfish (Red Drum)
Foraging
Early Fall Foraging in Houston: Persimmons, Gregg's Mistflower & Coastal Greens
In season now
- American Persimmon
- Gregg's Mistflower (Gregg's Boneset)
- Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea)
- Dock (Rumex species)
Your ecological region
Prairies & Great Plains
From the aspen parkland of Alberta to the Texas Hill Country: grassland, big sky, wind, and extremes of cold and heat.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 9a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -5°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Houston every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.