Belton, Texas Weather
Belton, 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 Belton, Bell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Belton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Belton is published on the Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (KTPL) page, 12 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. 5 airfields within reach of Belton 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 Belton: Skylark Field (KILE) 21 km · Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (KGRK) 35 km · McGregor Executive Airport (KPWG) 50 km · Gatesville Municipal Airport (KGOP) 52 km
Conditions reported at KTPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Belton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Belton.
About Belton, Texas
Belton lies under a vast, often brilliant Texas sky, where the land rolls with a subtle, grassy generosity. It lies 7.8 miles west-south-west of Temple, TX (from Temple, TX: bearing 248°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Nolanville. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of rain and sun, leading towards the shimmering expanse of Belton Lake. Oak trees, their limbs gnarled with age, punctuate the open fields, their shadows lengthening like quiet pronouncements as the day matures. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a whisper of the sun-baked earth that defines this part of Bell County. The story of Belton is etched in the very bedrock and the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative shaped by agriculture and a pioneering will. Once a vital hub for cotton and cattle, its economy has gracefully diversified, embracing both small businesses that lend character and industries that provide steady employment. The presence of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor adds a vibrant intellectual current, a youthful energy that flows through the streets, mingling with the deeply rooted traditions of a town that remembers its past. The annual Bell County Expo Center draws crowds from far and wide, a testament to the enduring connection to the land and its bounty, a place where the echoes of history still resonate in the present.
Live animated radar for Belton 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 | Belton, Bell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.056013°N, 97.464453°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76513 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belton, 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 Belton includes coordinates 31.056013°N, 97.464453°W, situated in Bell County. ZIP code 76513. Telephone area code: 254. 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.
