Canyon, Texas Weather
Canyon, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Canyon, Randall County.
Full aviation weather for Canyon is published on the Tradewind Airport (KTDW) page, 23 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. 5 airfields within reach of Canyon 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 Canyon: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (KAMA) 33 km · Hereford Municipal Airport (KHRX) 40 km · City of Tulia-Swisher County Municipal Airport (KI06) 48 km · Oldham County Airport (KE52) 52 km
Conditions reported at KTDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Canyon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Canyon, Texas
Canyon, Texas, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by wind and time, where the vast, unbroken sky seems to press down on the earth with a palpable weight. It lies 17.4 miles south-south-west of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 197°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Rockwell Place. The terrain here is not gentle; it is a study in subtle, rugged transitions, with the land rising and falling in a series of low mesas and broad, shallow draws that speak of ancient watercourses long gone dry. Sparse, hardy vegetation, primarily grasses and scattered mesquite, clings to the ochre-colored soil, their resilience a quiet testament to the arid climate. Even in the midday sun, a certain coolness can be found in the shadowed clefts of the earth, a contrast to the relentless glare that softens into a burnished gold as evening approaches. The history of Canyon is deeply entwined with the discovery of Palo Duro Canyon, a natural wonder that draws visitors from afar and lends the town its very name and character. This dramatic chasm, the second-largest in the United States, has shaped the local economy, fostering a sense of awe and inspiring a robust tourism industry centered around its rugged beauty. Beyond the allure of the canyon, Canyon has long been a hub for agriculture, its fertile plains supporting ranches and farms that have sustained generations. The presence of West Texas A&M University also imbues Canyon with a youthful energy, its students adding a vibrant layer to the town's established, unhurried pace of life.
Live animated radar for Canyon 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 | Canyon, Randall County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.980334°N, 101.918802°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79403, 79016 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Canyon, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Canyon, 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 Canyon includes coordinates 34.980334°N, 101.918802°W, situated in Randall County. ZIP code 79403, 79016. 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.
