Briscoe, Texas Weather
Briscoe, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Briscoe, Wheeler County.
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About Briscoe, Texas
Briscoe lies under a sky so vast it seems to hold its breath, a low-slung settlement embraced by the rolling plains of the Texas Panhandle. It lies 90.3 miles east-north-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 73°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Wheeler. The land here is a study in muted resilience, a tapestry of sun-bleached grasses that shimmer like spun gold under the relentless sun, punctuated by hardy mesquite trees that offer meager shade. The horizon is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional wind turbine, a modern sentinel against the ancient expanse, its blades turning with a slow, deliberate grace. Dust, fine and ochre, is an ever-present companion, coating everything in a soft, earthy patina that whispers of the dry winds and the deep, thirsty earth. The history of Briscoe is etched not in grand monuments but in the stoic endurance of its people and the land they cultivate. Once, this was a place of open range and cattle drives, a raw frontier where fortunes were made and lost on the capricious whims of weather and market. Today, its economy is tethered to the earth, primarily through agriculture, with fields of grain and cotton stretching out like a patchwork quilt under the immense sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of harvest and hard work. Briscoe remains a quiet testament to a simpler, more grounded way of life, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of the day.
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| Location | Briscoe, Wheeler County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 35.583657°N, 100.289846°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79011 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Briscoe, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Briscoe, 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 Briscoe includes coordinates 35.583657°N, 100.289846°W, situated in Wheeler County. ZIP code 79011. 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.
