Bend, Texas Weather
Bend, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bend, San Saba County.
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About Bend, Texas
Bend lies cradled by the undulating, oak-studded hills of the Texas Hill Country, where the San Saba River carves a lazy, turquoise ribbon through the land. It lies 36.0 miles west of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 267°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Lampasas. The air here carries the dry perfume of mesquite and wild sage, a scent that mingles with the dust kicked up by the occasional pickup truck traversing the unpaved lanes. Sunlight, thick and golden, washes over the low-slung buildings and the weathered fences, illuminating the quiet persistence of life in this sun-baked corner of the world. The land itself feels ancient, a patient witness to the slow work of wind and water, its contours softened by millennia of gentle shaping. The history of Bend is as deeply rooted as the pecans that still dot the landscape, a testament to the early settlers who found sustenance and a hard-won peace along the San Saba. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the earth, first with ranching and later with a modest but enduring agricultural presence, particularly cotton and, of course, those hardy pecan trees. There’s a quiet pride in Bend, a sense of self-reliance born from isolation and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the land. The river, a constant, murmuring presence, remains the lifeblood, offering recreation and a cool respite from the Texas heat, a reminder of the simple, profound gifts this place bestows.
Live animated radar for Bend and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Bend, San Saba County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.099614°N, 98.511704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76877, 76824 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bend, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bend, 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 Bend includes coordinates 31.099614°N, 98.511704°W, situated in San Saba County. ZIP code 76877, 76824. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
