Briggs, Texas Weather
Briggs, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Briggs, Burnet County.
Full aviation weather for Briggs is published on the Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (KGRK) page, 22 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 Briggs 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 Briggs: Skylark Field (KILE) 32 km · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) 33 km · Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (KBMQ) 34 km · Lampasas Airport (KLZZ) 35 km · Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport (KRYW) 44 km
Conditions reported at KGRK describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Briggs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Briggs.
About Briggs, Texas
Briggs unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling hills, a tapestry of muted greens and ochres under a vast Texas sky. It lies 16.3 miles south of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 185°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Florence. The terrain here is a study in subtle resilience, where dry grasses whisper secrets to the dry air, and the occasional mesquite tree offers a stark silhouette against the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, washes the fields in a warm, almost buttery light, highlighting the textures of the earth and the weathered fences that delineate property lines. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant promise of rain, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this corner of Burnet County. The history of Briggs is intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Central Texas, a place where the land has always dictated the pace of life. For generations, cotton and cattle were the bedrock of its economy, their cycles of planting and harvest, of grazing and sale, shaping the rhythm of its days. Though the demands of modern agriculture have shifted, the spirit of self-reliance and the deep connection to the soil remain. You can still see the echoes of past endeavors in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its older buildings, each one a quiet testament to the labor and dreams of those who came before. The community, while small, possesses a distinct character, a quiet strength born of shared experience and a profound understanding of its place in the wider world.
Live animated radar for Briggs 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 | Briggs, Burnet County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.889626°N, 97.92502°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78608 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Briggs, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Briggs, 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 Briggs includes coordinates 30.889626°N, 97.925020°W, situated in Burnet County. ZIP code 78608. Telephone area code: 512, 737. 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.
