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Brownwood breathes a humid, almost palpable air, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant, sweet decay of marshland. It lies 18.9 miles north-east of Port Arthur, TX (from Port Arthur, TX: bearing 38°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north of Orange. The landscape here is a gentle, yielding embrace of low-lying terrain, where the occasional oak stands sentinel, its branches gnarled like an old man's knuckles against the vast, often overcast sky. Water is never far away; drainage ditches, mirroring the slow, deliberate flow of the larger bayous, crisscross the fields, their muddy banks softened by emerald mosses. The roads, many unpaved, wind through a mosaic of dense woodland and open pasture, the very earth seeming to exhale a soft, green breath after a summer shower. Sunlight, when it breaks through, possesses a diffused, buttery quality, illuminating the lazy dance of dragonflies above the water and casting long, indistinct shadows that blur the edges of the world. The echoes of a logging past still whisper through Brownwood, a time when the forests were felled to feed the insatiable appetite of industry. Though those days have largely receded, a practical, hardworking spirit persists, reflected in the modest homes and the quiet hum of local businesses. The economy, like the land itself, is tied to the natural world, with a subtle undercurrent of agriculture and a reliance on the resources that the surrounding East Texas terrain generously provides. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist traps in Brownwood; its charm lies in its unpretentious authenticity, in the quiet dignity of its inhabitants and the enduring connection to a landscape that has shaped its character over generations. The evenings here often fall with a soft, almost mournful quietude, broken only by the chirping of unseen insects and the occasional distant bark of a dog, a sound that seems to carry the weight of all the lives lived within Brownwood's embrace.
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| Location | Brownwood, Orange County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.114376°N, 93.735166°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77520, 77522, 77630, 76801 |
| Area Code | 281, 325 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownwood, 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 Brownwood includes coordinates 30.114376°N, 93.735166°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 77520, 77522, 77630, 76801. Telephone area code: 281, 325. 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.