Anson, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Anson, Jones County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.