Big Spring, Texas Weather
Big Spring, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Spring, Howard County.
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About Big Spring, Texas
Big Spring rises from the flatlands of West Texas, a place where the horizon seems to stretch out forever under a vast, cerulean sky. It lies 39.2 miles east-north-east of Midland, TX (from Midland, TX: bearing 63°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-south-west of Sand Springs. The land here is a study in muted colors: ochre earth, pale green scrub brush, and the occasional hardy mesquite tree casting sparse, angular shadows. Dust devils dance across the dry pastures, ephemeral whirlwinds hinting at the constant, dry breeze that shapes the landscape. Evenings bring a peculiar magic, as the setting sun bleeds across the sky in fiery oranges and bruised purples, painting the sparse clouds with an intensity that belies the starkness of the daytime terrain. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of dry earth, often holds a faint, mineral tang, a reminder of the geological forces that shaped this region. The very name of Big Spring speaks to its founding, a vital water source for travelers and settlers crossing this arid expanse. For generations, this oasis sustained life and commerce, evolving from a watering hole to a hub for the oil and gas industry that continues to define its economy. The legacy of those early days is etched into the character of Big Spring, a resilience born from facing the challenges of the West Texas climate. You can still feel the echoes of that history in the quiet hum of the town, in the way folks greet each other with a nod and a direct gaze, a tacit understanding forged by shared experience under an immense sky. The Howard County Pioneer Museum stands as a quiet sentinel to this past, holding stories of hardship and triumph that continue to inform the present.
Live animated radar for Big Spring and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Big Spring, Howard County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.250398°N, 101.478736°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79720, 79721 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Spring, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Spring, 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 Big Spring includes coordinates 32.250398°N, 101.478736°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 79720, 79721. 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.
