Bolivar, Texas Weather
Bolivar, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bolivar, Denton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bolivar. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bolivar is published on the Vultures Row Airport (K6X6) page, 13 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bolivar 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 Bolivar: Tailwheel Acres Airport (KX16) 17 km · Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) 18 km · Prose Field (KXA0) 24 km · Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (K09T) 25 km · Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE) 33 km
Conditions reported at K6X6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bolivar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bolivar.
About Bolivar, Texas
Bolivar breathes with the wide, open breath of North Texas prairie, a place where the horizon unfurls in an endless sweep of pale gold and sky-blue. It lies 11.9 miles north-north-west of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 327°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west of Sanger. The land here is a gentle, rolling tapestry, punctuated by the sturdy silhouettes of mesquite trees and the occasional, stoic live oak, their branches reaching out like weathered hands. During the long, bright afternoons, the sun casts a warm, almost buttery light across the fields, illuminating the subtle undulations of the terrain and lending a soft glow to the scattered farmhouses. Evenings arrive with a hush, the air cooling to a comfortable balm, carrying the faint scent of dry grass and the distant murmur of unseen creatures. The story of Bolivar is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farming families, particularly those who cultivated cotton and grain. This agricultural heritage, a quiet but persistent force, shaped the very character of the place, fostering a spirit of resilience and self-reliance. While the economic landscape has diversified, the echo of those agrarian roots remains, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Travelers passing through Bolivar might notice the enduring presence of older, well-maintained barns and the occasional, lovingly restored farmhouse, silent testaments to a past that continues to inform the present. The community itself feels like a well-worn, comfortable garment, familiar and unpretentious, a place where the rhythms of life are dictated more by the turning of the seasons than the ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Bolivar 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 | Bolivar, Denton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.358448°N, 97.245294°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76266, 76251 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bolivar, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bolivar, 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 Bolivar includes coordinates 33.358448°N, 97.245294°W, situated in Denton County. ZIP code 76266, 76251. Telephone area code: 817. 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.
