Katy, Texas Weather
Katy, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Katy, Fort Bend County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Katy. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Katy is published on the Houston Executive Airport (KTME) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Katy have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Katy: West Houston Airport (KIWS) 15 km · Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) 24 km · Lane Airpark (KT54) 30 km · Houston Fort Bend Airport (K2H5) 33 km · Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH) 46 km
Conditions reported at KTME describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Katy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Katy, Texas
Katy, a sprawling expanse in Harris County, unfolds under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, hinting at the Gulf's humid breath. It lies 8.0 miles north-east of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 34°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-west of Cinco Ranch. The land here is a gentle, almost imperceptible rise, a subtle swell of earth that carries the scent of damp soil and the distant hum of commerce. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, offer pockets of shade along residential streets, their leaves rustling with a sound that can be mistaken for whispers of the past. The air itself often carries a palpable weight, a warm, moist blanket that settles in the late afternoon, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a golden hue to the brick homes and manicured lawns. This place, Katy, has long been a crossroads, its identity shaped by the fertile ground and the relentless march of progress. Once a vital hub for rice farming, the rich, dark soil still holds the memory of those sun-drenched fields, a legacy that echoes in the town's name, said to derive from the railroad's "K-T" line. Today, while agriculture still has its place, the economy has diversified, embracing energy, technology, and a robust retail sector that draws shoppers from across the region. The legacy of its agricultural roots can still be glimpsed in the enduring spirit of community, a groundedness that persists even as Katy continues to grow, its horizons continually expanding.
Live animated radar for Katy and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.785785°N, 95.824396°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77493, 77449, 77450, 77491, 77492 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Katy, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Katy, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Katy includes coordinates 29.785785°N, 95.824396°W, situated in Fort Bend County. ZIP code 77493, 77449, 77450, 77491, 77492. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
