Buchanan Lake Village, Texas Weather
Buchanan Lake Village, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buchanan Lake Village, Llano County.
Full aviation weather for Buchanan Lake Village is published on the Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO) 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 Buchanan Lake Village 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 Buchanan Lake Village: Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (KBMQ) 24 km · Sunrise Beach Airport (K2KL) 28 km · Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark (KDZB) 37 km · Lampasas Airport (KLZZ) 37 km · San Saba County Municipal Airport (K81R) 50 km
Conditions reported at KAQO describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buchanan Lake Village specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buchanan Lake Village.
About Buchanan Lake Village, Texas
Buchanan Lake Village stretches out under the vast Texas sky, a place where the scrubby mesquite trees cling tenaciously to the gently rolling terrain. It lies 37.5 miles west-south-west of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 240°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Buchanan Dam. The land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse of pale earth and hardy green that slopes towards the shimmering, broad expanse of the lake. Summer air hangs thick and sweet, carrying the faint scent of wild sage and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum that underscores the unhurried pace of life here. Sunlight, sharp and golden, plays across the landscape, illuminating the subtle shifts in elevation and casting long, languid shadows as the day wears on. The history of Buchanan Lake Village is intrinsically tied to the water that defines it, a testament to the ingenuity that harnessed the Llano River to create this expansive reservoir. Once a region shaped by ranching and the quiet diligence of settlers drawn to the fertile riverbanks, the advent of the lake transformed its character, ushering in an era of recreation and a different kind of livelihood. The economy now leans heavily on the visitors who arrive in droves to fish its waters, ski across its surface, and bask in the sun on its shores, their laughter echoing across the placid blue. Local businesses, small and enduring, cater to these seasonal tides, their doors opening to a steady stream of sun-kissed faces seeking a respite from the world.
Live animated radar for Buchanan Lake Village 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 | Buchanan Lake Village, Llano County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.850733°N, 98.449477°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78672 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buchanan Lake Village, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buchanan Lake Village, 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 Buchanan Lake Village includes coordinates 30.850733°N, 98.449477°W, situated in Llano County. ZIP code 78672. 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.
