Anton, Texas Weather
Anton, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Anton, Hockley County.
Full aviation weather for Anton is published on the Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU) page, 24 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. 6 airfields within reach of Anton 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 Anton: Levelland Municipal Airport (KLLN) 35 km · Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) 36 km · Town & Country Airpark (KF82) 49 km · Cochran County Airport (KF85) 54 km · Hale County Airport (KPVW) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLIU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Anton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Anton, Texas
Anton lies under a vast, indifferent sky, the land around it a canvas of muted greens and ochres. It lies 24.0 miles north-west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 312°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-east of Levelland. The terrain rolls gently, a subtle undulation that hints at a more dramatic past, now smoothed by the persistent winds and the relentless sun. Scattered mesquite and hardy grasses cling to the soil, their roots a tenacious grip on a place that demands resilience. The air here carries a dry, almost brittle quality, especially in the long afternoons when the heat seems to press down, and the distant horizon shimmers with a mirage-like haze. Even the shadows seem to hold a certain sharpness, a clarity that defines the sparse beauty of this West Texas expanse. The story of Anton is written in the dust and the determined spirit of its people, a narrative shaped by agriculture and the enduring promise of the land. For generations, cotton and grain have been the lifeblood of Hockley County, and Anton has played its part in this agricultural saga, its economy tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. The quiet hum of machinery, the distant rumble of trucks hauling their bounty, these are the sounds that punctuate the stillness. While not boasting grand landmarks, Anton possesses the quiet dignity of a place that understands hard work and the satisfaction derived from a well-tended field. The community here is a close-knit affair, bound by shared experiences under that immense sky, a testament to endurance in a landscape that offers no easy comforts.
Live animated radar for Anton 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 | Anton, Hockley County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.811201°N, 102.163785°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79313 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Anton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anton, 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 Anton includes coordinates 33.811201°N, 102.163785°W, situated in Hockley County. ZIP code 79313. 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.
