Balch Springs, Texas Weather
Balch Springs, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Balch Springs, Dallas County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Balch Springs. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Balch Springs is published on the Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ) page, 9 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 Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs: Lancaster Airport (KLNC) 19 km · Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD) 24 km · Dallas Love Field (KDAL) 25 km · Dallas South Port Airport (KT13) 28 km · Addison Airport (KADS) 33 km
Conditions reported at KHQZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Balch Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Balch Springs, Texas
Balch Springs lies where the Dallas County prairie begins to soften, a landscape etched by subtle dips and rises that guide the slow flow of its creeks. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-west of Mesquite, TX (from Mesquite, TX: bearing 208°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Forney. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its descent, carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of grass and distant traffic that speaks of life lived at a steady pace. Oak trees, sturdy and wide-branched, punctuate the open spaces, their leaves catching the light in a way that makes even ordinary afternoons feel a little richer. The ground itself, a rich, dark loam, promises resilience, a fertile bed for whatever takes root. Historically, Balch Springs drew its character from the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside, a place where fields of cotton and grain once dominated the horizon. The establishment of nearby military installations and the subsequent growth of Dallas County brought a shift, a diversification of its economic life. Today, Balch Springs thrives on a blend of light industrial activity and the daily commutes of its residents to larger employment centers, a testament to its adaptability. Its streets, lined with homes that reflect a span of architectural styles, hold stories of families who have called this place home for generations, their presence a quiet foundation beneath the ever-present sky.
Live animated radar for Balch Springs 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 | Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.728741°N, 96.622771°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75180 |
| Area Code | 214, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Balch Springs, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balch Springs, 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 Balch Springs includes coordinates 32.728741°N, 96.622771°W, situated in Dallas County. ZIP code 75180. Telephone area code: 214, 469. 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.
