Athens, Texas Weather
Athens, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Athens, Henderson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Athens. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Athens is published on the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (KTYR) page, 46 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. 4 airfields within reach of Athens 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 Athens: Palestine Municipal Airport (KPSN) 49 km · Van Zandt County Regional Airport (K76F) 54 km · C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal Airport (KCRS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KTYR describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Athens specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Athens.
About Athens, Texas
Athens, Texas, lies cradled within the gently rolling terrain of East Texas, a landscape etched by the slow, inexorable work of water and time. It lies 33.9 miles west-south-west of Tyler, TX (from Tyler, TX: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-north-east of Malakoff. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a palpable presence that clings to the skin. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, cast dappled shadows across the roadside, their leaves whispering secrets only the wind can decipher. The land, a tapestry of verdant pastures and dense stands of hardwood, slopes towards unseen creeks and bayous, their presence betrayed by the lushness of the undergrowth and the occasional flash of iridescent dragonfly wings. The sky above Athens often hangs a vast, bruised canvas at dusk, the fading light painting the clouds in hues of lavender and ember, a quiet spectacle that marks the day's slow surrender. The history of Athens is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the resilient spirit of its people, a narrative that began with the pioneering settlers drawn by the promise of agriculture. For generations, cotton and cattle formed the backbone of its economy, the fields once white with bolls, the pastures alive with the lowing of herds. Today, while agriculture still holds a place, Athens has diversified, with light manufacturing and a growing service sector shaping its economic present. The Henderson County Courthouse, a stately brick edifice, stands as a silent sentinel to decades of local governance and community life, its clock tower a familiar landmark against the wide Texas sky. The town retains a palpable connection to its past, a quiet dignity that manifests in the well-kept homes and the unhurried rhythm of daily life, a place where the echoes of horse-drawn wagons still seem to linger on the breeze.
Live animated radar for Athens 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 | Athens, Henderson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.204873°N, 95.855521°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75751, 75752 |
| Area Code | 903 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Athens, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Athens, 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 Athens includes coordinates 32.204873°N, 95.855521°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 75751, 75752. Telephone area code: 903. 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.
