Bowie, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bowie, Montague County.
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Bowie unfolds across a landscape where the Texan sky seems to stretch impossibly wide, a canvas of pale blue often brushed with the soft grays of passing clouds. It lies 44.4 miles east-south-east of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 123°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south-south-west of Nocona. The land itself is a study in gentle, rolling contours, a subtle rise and fall that hints at the ancient waterways that once shaped this territory. Mature pecan trees, their branches heavy with the promise of autumn bounty, stand as stoic sentinels along the roadsides, their rough bark catching the afternoon sun in a warm, earthy glow. The air, especially in the early morning or late evening, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of sun-baked grass and the distant, earthy aroma of freshly tilled fields. This is a place where the horizon feels close, yet infinitely expansive, a quiet invitation to simply observe the slow turning of the day. The history of Bowie is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent pulse of its agricultural roots and the quiet industry that continues to sustain it. Once a vital stop along the railroad, its economic lifeblood flowed from the fertile soil, with cotton and cattle forming the backbone of its early prosperity. The legacy of those times can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings, some bearing the faint patina of decades of sun and wind. While the railroad’s prominence has waned, Bowie maintains a strong connection to the land, with ranching and farming still shaping the local economy, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home. The rhythm of life here is measured, deliberate, a quiet understanding that some things are best left to unfold at their own pace, much like the slow, steady growth of a pecan tree.
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| Location | Bowie, Montague County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.558995°N, 97.848646°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76230 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowie, 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 Bowie includes coordinates 33.558995°N, 97.848646°W, situated in Montague County. ZIP code 76230. 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. 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.