Benjamin, Texas Weather
Benjamin, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benjamin, Knox County.
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About Benjamin, Texas
Benjamin rests on a broad, sun-baked plain where the sky seems to stretch forever, a pale blue canvas interrupted only by the distant, hazy outlines of low-lying hills. It lies 78.0 miles west-south-west of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 253°T), and is situated 13.5 miles north-west of Munday. The land here, a rich ochre, slopes with a gentle, almost imperceptible grade towards the north and east, its surface a mosaic of sparse, resilient grasses and hardy mesquite trees. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, scented with dust and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Even the silence possesses a quality, a deep, resonant hum that seems to emanate from the very earth, a testament to the vastness that surrounds this quiet corner of Knox County. The story of Benjamin is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pulse of the region, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the rhythm of the seasons dictated life. While the agricultural economy remains, the landscape also whispers of a past that involved ranching, with cattle grazing on the expansive pastures that surround the settlement. The faint scent of diesel from the occasional passing truck, en route to larger agricultural hubs, is a modern counterpoint to the enduring quiet. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling thoroughfares, but rather a simple, honest character shaped by the resilience of its people and the enduring embrace of the West Texas sky.
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| Location | Benjamin, Knox County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.583981°N, 99.792313°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79505 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benjamin, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benjamin, 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 Benjamin includes coordinates 33.583981°N, 99.792313°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 79505. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
