Ben Bolt, Texas Weather
Ben Bolt, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ben Bolt, Jim Wells County.
Full aviation weather for Ben Bolt is published on the Alice International Airport (KALI) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ben Bolt 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 Ben Bolt: Kleberg County Airport (KIKG) 12 km · Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNOG) 28 km · Kingsville Naval Air Station (KNQI) 31 km · Nueces County Airport (KRBO) 41 km · Brooks County Airport (KBKS) 49 km
Conditions reported at KALI describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ben Bolt specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ben Bolt.
About Ben Bolt, Texas
Ben Bolt rests under a vast, open sky, a place where the sun often burns with an insistent, golden intensity, bleaching the scrubby mesquite and thorny brush that carpets the rolling terrain. It lies 43.2 miles west-south-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 256°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Alice. The land here, a study in subtle greens and dusty browns, seems to breathe with a slow, steady pulse, the air thick with the scent of dry earth and the faintest whisper of wild sage. Wide, flat vistas stretch out, interrupted only by the occasional low rise or the tenacious, gnarled forms of ancient trees that seem to defy the arid conditions. The light at dusk is a spectacle of bruised purples and fiery oranges, painting the horizon with a drama that feels both ancient and ever-present, a quiet grandeur that settles over Ben Bolt as the day surrenders to the cool embrace of night. The history of Ben Bolt is deeply entwined with the agricultural endeavors that have shaped this part of South Texas, with cattle ranching and cotton farming once forming the backbone of its economy. For generations, the land has been worked and tended, yielding its bounty under the relentless sun, a testament to the resilience of those who chose to make their lives here. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community remains a defining characteristic of Ben Bolt. The quiet hum of everyday life here is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a truck on the highway, a reminder of the connections that reach beyond the immediate horizon, linking this modest settlement to the wider world while holding fast to its own distinctive character.
Live animated radar for Ben Bolt 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.
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| Location | Ben Bolt, Jim Wells County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.64753°N, 98.081392°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78342 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ben Bolt, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ben Bolt, 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 Ben Bolt includes coordinates 27.647530°N, 98.081392°W, situated in Jim Wells County. ZIP code 78342. Telephone area code: 830. 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.
