Cactus, Texas Weather
Cactus, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cactus, Moore County.
Full aviation weather for Cactus is published on the Moore County Airport (KDUX) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cactus 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 Cactus: Cluck Ranch Airport (K2E3) 31 km · Stratford Field (KH70) 33 km · Dalhart Municipal Airport (KDHT) 49 km
Conditions reported at KDUX describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cactus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cactus, Texas
Cactus, a sentinel on the High Plains, exhales a dry, clean air that carries the scent of distant dust and baked earth. It lies 58.2 miles north of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 351°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north of Dumas. The landscape unfurls in a vast, unbroken sweep of tawny grasses and sparse, thorny shrubs, punctuated by the occasional stoic mesquite tree reaching its gnarled branches towards a sky that seems to stretch on forever. Here, the horizon is not a gentle curve but a sharp, unwavering line, a constant reminder of the immense space that cradles this small settlement. The sun, when it reigns, bleaches the land to a pale gold, but as it dips low, the sky ignites in a spectacular, fleeting blaze of oranges and purples, painting the sparse vegetation in hues of shadow and ember. The lifeblood of Cactus has long been tied to the earth, a testament to the resilience of those who chose to coax sustenance from this often-unyielding terrain. Ranching traditions run deep, the echoes of cattle drives still resonating in the wind that sweeps across the open pastures. In more recent times, the discovery of oil and gas has brought a new pulse to the economy, a hum of industry that sometimes contrasts with the quietude of the plains. Yet, despite the ebb and flow of economic fortunes, Cactus retains a character of sturdy independence, a place where neighbors know each other’s names and the rhythm of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the seasons and the vast, silent sky.
Live animated radar for Cactus 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 | Cactus, Moore County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 36.052257°N, 102.002399°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78019, 79013 |
| Area Code | 210, 726, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cactus, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cactus, 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 Cactus includes coordinates 36.052257°N, 102.002399°W, situated in Moore County. ZIP code 78019, 79013. Telephone area code: 210, 726, 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.
