Amherst, Texas Weather
Amherst, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amherst, Lamb County.
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About Amherst, Texas
Amherst in Lamb County, Texas, unfolds across a flat, wide expanse of earth, where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, pale blue canvas. It lies 43.9 miles north-west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 313°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Littlefield. The land here, a rich, ochre soil, lies open and exposed, punctuated only by the occasional cluster of hardy mesquite trees or the stark, geometric lines of farm equipment. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of distant cotton fields ripening under the immense Texas sky. Even in the quietude, there’s a sense of ceaseless, subtle movement – the whisper of wind across the plains, the slow drift of clouds painting ephemeral shadows on the landscape. The story of Amherst is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a settlement born from the promise of agriculture in this fertile, if arid, region. Its economy has long been anchored by the bounty of cotton and grain, a legacy visible in the grain elevators that punctuate the skyline like stoic sentinels. While not a place of grand monuments, Amherst possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people who have weathered droughts and economic shifts, finding resilience in community and a deep connection to the rhythms of the seasons. The slow, deliberate pace of life here allows for observation, for noticing the way the sunlight slants across the weathered clapboard of the general store at dusk, or the quiet camaraderie exchanged between neighbors at the local diner.
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| Location | Amherst, Lamb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.010368°N, 102.415464°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75462, 79312 |
| Area Code | 972, 469, 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amherst, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amherst, 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 Amherst includes coordinates 34.010368°N, 102.415464°W, situated in Lamb County. ZIP code 75462, 79312. Telephone area code: 972, 469, 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.
