Blanket, Texas Weather
Blanket, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanket, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Blanket is published on the Brownwood Regional Airport (KBWD) page, 16 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. 4 airfields within reach of Blanket 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 Blanket: Comanche County City Airport (KMKN) 20 km · Goldthwaite Municipal Airport (KT37) 47 km · Coleman Municipal Airport (KCOM) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blanket specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blanket.
About Blanket, Texas
Blanket, Texas, unfolds across a rolling landscape where the earth seems to sigh under a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 70.2 miles south-east of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 128°T), and is situated 14.4 miles east-north-east of Brownwood. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle rise and fall of land that once ran with the verdant life of the Cross Timbers, now giving way to pastures dotted with hardy mesquite and the occasional stoic oak. The air, especially in the languid afternoons, carries a dry, sun-warmed scent, a fragrance of baked earth and wild grasses that speaks of endurance. Evenings bring a deeper, more resonant quietude, where the only sounds are the whisper of the wind through sparse foliage and the distant, mournful call of a coyote, as if the land itself were breathing secrets into the encroaching darkness. The history of Blanket is a narrative etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. This area, historically part of Comanche territory, eventually became a crossroads for settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil, a promise that has sustained a local economy primarily rooted in ranching and agriculture. The distinctive character of Blanket is a reflection of this heritage, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of a community that has weathered its share of challenges. While not a place of bustling commerce or prominent attractions, Blanket offers a profound sense of place, a quiet testament to the enduring allure of the Texas frontier.
Live animated radar for Blanket 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Blanket, Brown County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.824038°N, 98.786993°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76432 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blanket, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanket, 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 Blanket includes coordinates 31.824038°N, 98.786993°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 76432. Telephone area code: 254. 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.
