Ames, Texas Weather
Ames, 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 Ames, Liberty County.
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About Ames, Texas
Ames lies in a landscape where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet, green breath. It lies 26.1 miles north-north-east of Baytown, TX (from Baytown, TX: bearing 32°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Dayton. Rolling terrain, softened by centuries of rain and sun, gives way to dense stands of hardwood and pine, their branches interlacing overhead to create a dappled canopy that shifts with the afternoon breeze. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, offers a yielding softness underfoot, a testament to the slow, steady work of nature. Small creeks, their waters the color of weak tea, meander through the woods, their banks often fringed with ferns and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's blue wing. This is a country of hushed tones and muted colors, where the dominant hues are the myriad greens of foliage and the earthy browns of bark and fallen leaves. The history of Ames is tied to the deep roots of East Texas agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. Generations ago, this land was cleared for cotton fields, the rich soil promising prosperity, and though those days have largely passed, a legacy of hard work and self-reliance remains. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries echoes of its agricultural past, with timber and cattle ranching playing significant roles. The quiet hum of machinery from small sawmills can sometimes be heard on the wind, a reminder of the enduring connection to the surrounding forests. There are no grand monuments in Ames, no bustling thoroughfares, but rather a collection of well-worn homes and businesses that speak of a life lived at a more deliberate pace, where neighborly ties are as strong as the ancient oaks that dot the fields.
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| Location | Ames, Liberty County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.053826°N, 94.743533°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76528, 77575 |
| Area Code | 254, 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ames, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ames, 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 Ames includes coordinates 30.053826°N, 94.743533°W, situated in Liberty County. ZIP code 76528, 77575. Telephone area code: 254, 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.
