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Houston Marathon Course Weather


Location Time Temperature Humidity Dewpoint Wind Conditions
Start 7:01am 37℉ 64% 26℉ 14mph NNW Cloudy
Cloudy
Halfway 8:01am 38℉ 64% 27℉ 14mph N Sunny
Sunny
Finish 9:01am 38℉ 60% 25℉ 18mph N Sunny
Sunny
Location / Time Conditions
Start 7:01am 37℉ 64% 26℉ 14mph NNW Cloudy
Cloudy
Halfway 8:01am 38℉ 64% 27℉ 14mph N Sunny
Sunny
Finish 9:01am 38℉ 60% 25℉ 18mph N Sunny
Sunny

Forecast

Partly cloudy throughout the day. Overcast changing to Clear with temperatures in the high-30s during the race. Winds gusting to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation: 0%.

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