Alvin, Texas Weather
Alvin, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Alvin, Brazoria County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alvin.
About Alvin, Texas
Alvin unfolds under a sky that stretches wide and blue, a landscape of flat, fertile earth giving way to the subtle, humid embrace of Southeast Texas. It lies 7.7 miles south-south-west of Friendswood, TX (from Friendswood, TX: bearing 200°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-south-east of Pearland. The air here, thick with the scent of damp soil and distant pine, carries a certain sweetness, especially in the languid afternoons. Roads, straight as an arrow’s flight, cut across fields where cattle graze with a placid patience, their forms softened by the hazy light. Cypress knees, like ancient knuckles, rise from the edges of sluggish bayous, their roots gripping the dark, rich sediment. The occasional live oak, gnarled and broad, offers a stoic silhouette against the expansive horizon, a silent witness to the slow turning of seasons. The story of Alvin is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that defines its geography, a land once dominated by sprawling ranches and later by the promise of cotton. Its economy, while diversified now, still holds a strong agricultural undercurrent, with rice fields shimmering like inland seas during the growing season and the scent of freshly harvested sugarcane sometimes drifting on the breeze. This region’s history whispers of pioneers who carved their lives from this alluvial plain, and the legacy of those early settlers is evident in the enduring spirit of its residents. Alvin itself has become a hub, its growth fueled by its proximity to larger urban centers, yet it retains a distinct character, a place where the pace of life can still be measured by the setting sun and the quiet hum of crickets.
Live animated radar for Alvin and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.423847°N, 95.244101°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77511, 77512 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alvin, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alvin, 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 Alvin includes coordinates 29.423847°N, 95.244101°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77511, 77512. 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. 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.
