🐾 Paw Check by Wyndo
Is it too hot to walk your dog in Houston right now?
Hot pavement and humid heat hurt dogs faster than people. Here's the live read for Houston, TX — never a green light, always with the reasoning and the hand-test backstop.
🐾 Use caution — check first
We can’t fully confirm conditions right now — check before you go.
Do the 7-second hand test — press the back of your hand to the pavement. If it feels too hot for your hand, treat it as too hot for paws. (A backstop, not a measurement — when in doubt, wait or walk on grass/shade.)
Heatstroke is a whole-body risk, separate from hot pavement — dogs cool almost only by panting, so humid heat is dangerous even in shade. Brachycephalic (flat-faced), overweight, senior, or thick/dark-coated dogs are far more at risk.
What to watch for
Heatstroke signs — act fast
Heavy or frantic panting, drooling, weakness, confusion, vomiting, collapse.
Stop, move to shade, cool your dog with cool (not ice-cold) water, and call a vet now.
This reads a typical concrete sidewalk. Dark asphalt and parking lots run ~10–15°C (≈20–25°F) hotter — hand-test those before you cross; turf, metal and sand can run hotter still, while shade and grass are cooler.
Why?
An informational estimate, not veterinary advice. We apply human thermal-injury data conservatively (no validated dog-specific curve) and default to a healthy-but-vulnerable dog — your dog may need more caution. Always do the physical check.
Live read as of 1:59am in Houston — conditions can change quickly; re-check before you leash up.
Don't keep checking — get a Paw Window alert
Set up a Paw Window alert and we'll email you the moment one opens in Houston, TX — and stay quiet when it isn't.
Get a Paw Window alert
A Paw Window is a stretch when conditions ease into a better time to walk your dog. We'll email you the moment one opens in Houston, TX — something we can't do for guests.
New or returning — we'll email a code, no password needed.
How the pavement-heat check works
This is never a green light — only a concern-based read. Asphalt and dark concrete can run ~10–15°C (≈20–25°F) hotter than the air in full sun, so a warm, sunny afternoon in Houston gets flagged before paws get hurt. Wyndo also checks whole-dog heat (dogs cool almost only by panting, so humid heat is a heatstroke risk even on grass), plus severe cold and icy footpaths in winter.
The 7-second hand test is the backstop: press the back of your hand to the pavement. If it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for paws. Weather is an estimate — your hand and your dog are the final word.
An informational estimate, not veterinary advice. Wyndo defaults to a healthy-but-vulnerable dog; yours may need more caution. Always do the physical check.