Buffalo Gap, Texas Weather
Buffalo Gap, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo Gap, Travis County.
Full aviation weather for Buffalo Gap is published on the Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) page, 5 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 Buffalo Gap 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 Buffalo Gap: Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport (KRYW) 13 km · Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) 34 km · Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) 37 km · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) 42 km · Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark (KDZB) 42 km
Conditions reported at K3R9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo Gap.
About Buffalo Gap, Texas
Buffalo Gap, Texas, unfolds across a landscape that feels both enduring and delicately balanced, a place where the rolling hills of the Texas Hill Country begin their slow, deliberate descent. It lies 11.6 miles south-west of Cedar Park, TX (from Cedar Park, TX: bearing 222°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east-north-east of Lakeway. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, punctuated by the stark, angular silhouettes of mesquite trees and the occasional cedarbrake clinging to the slopes. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, dramatic shadows that seem to carve new contours into the terrain, lending a fleeting, almost theatrical quality to the otherwise quiet afternoon. The air itself carries a dry, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of dust and sun-baked grass, a constant reminder of the vast sky that stretches overhead, a pale blue canvas that can shift to bruised purples and fiery oranges at the caprice of a passing storm. The story of Buffalo Gap is written in the subtle shifts of its economy, a transition from the ranching and agriculture that once defined its character to a more modern, service-oriented approach, though the echoes of cattle drives and hardy homesteaders are still palpable. The very name conjures images of a time when these gaps in the hills served as crucial passageways for herds, a historical thread that binds the present to a more rugged past. Local businesses, from the small general store to the quiet cafes, operate with a rhythm dictated by the sun and the seasons, a pace that allows for conversation and a genuine sense of connection among its residents. There’s a quiet pride in Buffalo Gap, a subtle understanding of its place in the wider world, a feeling that it has weathered many storms and continues to stand, much like the ancient oaks that dot its skyline.
Live animated radar for Buffalo Gap 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.
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| Location | Buffalo Gap, Travis County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.380757°N, 97.951956°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78734, 79508 |
| Area Code | 512, 737, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo Gap, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo Gap, 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 Buffalo Gap includes coordinates 30.380757°N, 97.951956°W, situated in Travis County. ZIP code 78734, 79508. Telephone area code: 512, 737, 806. 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.
