Afton, Texas Weather
Afton, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Afton, Dickens County.
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About Afton, Texas
Afton stretches across the West Texas plain, a quiet confluence where the land's gentle swell meets the immense, unblinking sky. It lies 61.1 miles east-north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 78°T), and is situated 16.0 miles east of Wake. The horizon here is a constant, a stark line etched against a canvas that shifts from the pale gold of morning sun to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a setting sun. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, a soft blanket over the sparse mesquite and hardy grasses that cling to the earth. The air itself carries a dryness, a crispness that can sting the lungs and leave a faint taste of minerals on the tongue. Even in the stillness, there's a sense of the vastness, of miles and miles of open country waiting beyond the few scattered buildings that mark Afton. The history of Afton is a story whispered on the wind, carried by the economic pulse of agriculture that has long defined this corner of Dickens County. Ranching and farming, the bedrock of livelihoods here, have shaped the rhythm of life, a steady beat measured by the seasons and the capricious Texas weather. Generations have watched the wheat fields turn from emerald green to rippling gold, and the cattle graze under that relentless sun. While no grand monuments rise from the flat expanse, the enduring spirit of those who have settled and worked this land is a quiet monument in itself, a testament to resilience etched into the very character of Afton.
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| Location | Afton, Dickens County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.76286°N, 100.8168°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79220 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Afton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Afton, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Afton includes coordinates 33.762860°N, 100.816800°W, situated in Dickens County. ZIP code 79220. Telephone area code: 806. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
