Buffalo Springs, Texas Weather
Buffalo Springs, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo Springs, Dallam County.
Full aviation weather for Buffalo Springs is published on the Clayton Municipal Airpark (KCAO) page, 37 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. 3 airfields within reach of Buffalo Springs 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 Springs: Boise City Airport (K17K) 39 km · Dalhart Municipal Airport (KDHT) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCAO describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo Springs.
About Buffalo Springs, Texas
Buffalo Springs lies under a vast, often startlingly blue sky, a place where the land stretches out in broad, sun-baked sweeps. It lies 101.7 miles north-north-west of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 330°T), and is situated 16.5 miles east-north-east of Texline. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle rise and fall that hints at the ancient forces that shaped it, now softened by the persistent wind. Sparse grasses, tenacious and varied in their shades of ochre and pale green, cling to the earth, occasionally punctuated by hardy shrubs that offer scant shade. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and distant, unseen wildflowers. As the sun begins its slow descent, the light takes on a buttery quality, bathing the open country in a warm, ephemeral glow that seems to hold the day’s stillness. This is a landscape that has long sustained those who understand its patient demands, a testament to the enduring spirit of Buffalo Springs. For generations, the economy has been rooted in the soil, in the careful cultivation of crops that can withstand the often-arid climate and the raising of livestock that roam the wide pastures. The spirit of the place is one of quiet perseverance, a deep connection to the land that has shaped its character. While not a place of grand monuments, Buffalo Springs holds a quiet dignity, an unpretentious charm born from its history and the steady, unhurried rhythm of life lived under that immense Texas sky.
Live animated radar for Buffalo Springs 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 | Buffalo Springs, Dallam County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 36.486693°N, 102.759362°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76228, 79022, 79404 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo Springs, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo Springs, 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 Springs includes coordinates 36.486693°N, 102.759362°W, situated in Dallam County. ZIP code 76228, 79022, 79404. 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. 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.
