Blackwell, Texas Weather
Blackwell, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blackwell, Nolan County.
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About Blackwell, Texas
Blackwell exists as a collection of weathered buildings under a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 42.3 miles south-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 234°T), and is situated 13.9 miles north of Bronte. The land around Blackwell is a study in muted earth tones, a canvas of dry grasses that rustle with a sound like whispered secrets when the wind, a constant companion here, sweeps across the rolling plains. Scattered mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching, offer sparse shade, and the occasional hardy cedar stands sentinel against the horizon. Dust, fine and ochre, seems to settle on everything, lending a soft, almost nostalgic haze to the afternoon light, a light that bleeds into the west each evening with a quiet, persistent intensity. The history of Blackwell is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land. Primarily an agricultural community, its economy has long been tied to the cycles of the earth, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of crops like cotton and sorghum forming its backbone. You can still feel the echoes of its founding, a time when resilience was the most valuable currency, in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older structures. While no longer a bustling hub, Blackwell retains a distinct character, a quiet persistence that speaks of generations who understood the subtle, demanding beauty of West Texas.
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| Location | Blackwell, Nolan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.086802°N, 100.317597°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79506 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blackwell, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackwell, 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 Blackwell includes coordinates 32.086802°N, 100.317597°W, situated in Nolan County. ZIP code 79506. 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.
