Anson, Texas Weather
Anson, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Anson, Jones County.
Full aviation weather for Anson is published on the Arledge Field (KF56) page, 23 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Anson have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Anson: Dyess Air Force Base (KDYS) 38 km · Abilene Regional Airport (KABI) 43 km · Haskell Municipal Airport (K15F) 51 km · Stonewall County Airport (KT60) 54 km
Conditions reported at KF56 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Anson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Anson.
About Anson, Texas
Anson unfolds under a vast Texas sky, a landscape where the earth breathes a scent of dry grass and sun-baked soil. It lies 23.3 miles north-north-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 336°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south-south-west of Stamford. Rolling plains, softened by the gentle arc of the horizon, stretch outward, broken only by the occasional cluster of mesquite trees, their thorny branches etched against the pale blue. The air here carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of existence under the relentless sun, punctuated by the distant crow of a rooster or the low rumble of a passing truck. In the evenings, the light transforms the world, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, casting long, languid shadows across the flat terrain, a spectacle that feels both ancient and immediate. The story of Anson is deeply rooted in the agricultural heartland of West Texas, a place that once pulsed with the rhythm of cattle drives and the promise of fertile ground. Its economy, historically tied to ranching and cotton farming, still carries the echoes of those foundational industries, though the landscape now also supports a more diversified agricultural presence. The distinctive courthouse square, a classic example of West Texas architecture, stands as a silent sentinel to the town's past, its stone façade bearing the marks of decades of civic life and local commerce. Anson retains a palpable sense of community, a quiet pride in its enduring spirit, where the slow turning of seasons dictates the pace of life and the memories of its pioneers are woven into the very fabric of its being.
Live animated radar for Anson and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Anson, Jones County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.756504°N, 99.896207°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79501 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Anson, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anson, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Anson includes coordinates 32.756504°N, 99.896207°W, situated in Jones County. ZIP code 79501. 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. 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.
