Alpine, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alpine, Brewster County.
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Alpine sprawls across a high desert plateau, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the distant mountains are etched in shades of bruised purple and ochre. It lies 123.4 miles south-west of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 214°T), and is situated 21.6 miles east of Marfa. The landscape is a study in resilience, a terrain of scrub brush, hardy mesquite, and the occasional sentinel yucca, all baking under a relentless sun that bleaches the earth to a pale bone color. The air itself has a dry, mineral tang, carrying the whisper of wind across wide, open spaces. The very character of Alpine seems drawn from this stark beauty, a quiet fortitude reflected in the weathered facades of its buildings and the measured pace of its days. This corner of West Texas, historically a crossroads for ranching and the railroad, finds its modern pulse in a blend of education and a burgeoning arts scene, anchored by a university that brings a youthful energy to the dusty streets. The economy, once dominated by cattle and sheep, now sees a diversification, with small businesses catering to both locals and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the rugged beauty of Big Bend National Park, a jewel of the region. The twilight here paints the horizon with an extraordinary, fleeting brilliance, a daily spectacle that seems to imbue the very spirit of Alpine with a serene, enduring quality.
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| Location | Alpine, Brewster County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.358492°N, 103.661012°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79830, 79831, 79832 |
| Area Code | 915 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alpine, 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 Alpine includes coordinates 30.358492°N, 103.661012°W, situated in Brewster County. ZIP code 79830, 79831, 79832. Telephone area code: 915. 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.