Artesia Wells, Texas Weather
Artesia Wells, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Artesia Wells, La Salle County.
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About Artesia Wells, Texas
Artesia Wells lies under a sky that stretches, immense and a pale, washed-out blue, across the rolling, scrub-dotted plains. It lies 55.2 miles north-north-east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 14°T), and is situated 11.3 miles south-south-west of Cotulla. The land here, a tapestry of dry grasses and mesquite, slopes gently, punctuated by occasional outcrops of weathered rock that catch the late afternoon sun with a dusty, ochre glow. The air itself carries a stillness, a quiet hum of insect life and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling lazily overhead. This is a place where the horizon feels like a promise, a vast, unbroken line that invites the eye to wander and the spirit to expand, a landscape etched by wind and patient sun. The very name, Artesia Wells, speaks of a history tied to the lifeblood of this arid region: water, drawn from beneath the parched earth by wells that have sustained generations. For many years, the economy of Artesia Wells has been anchored in the land, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops like cotton and sorghum forming the backbone of local livelihoods. The oil and gas industry has also left its mark, a more recent chapter in the unfolding story of this place, bringing with it a transient energy that contrasts with the enduring, unhurried rhythm of life for the permanent residents. You can feel the echoes of past endeavors in the weathered barns and the faded paint of the few businesses that line the main road, a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation.
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| Location | Artesia Wells, La Salle County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.279997°N, 99.284477°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78014, 78001 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Artesia Wells, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Artesia Wells, 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 Artesia Wells includes coordinates 28.279997°N, 99.284477°W, situated in La Salle County. ZIP code 78014, 78001. Telephone area code: 210, 726. 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.
