Cherokee, Texas Weather
Cherokee, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cherokee, San Saba County.
Full aviation weather for Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee: San Saba County Municipal Airport (K81R) 28 km · Goldthwaite Municipal Airport (KT37) 51 km · Lampasas Airport (KLZZ) 51 km · Sunrise Beach Airport (K2KL) 51 km · Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (KBMQ) 52 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 Cherokee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cherokee.
About Cherokee, Texas
Cherokee, Texas, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the earth is a rich, ochre red, particularly after a rain. It lies 48.6 miles west-south-west of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 259°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of Llano. The dominant feature is the broad, fertile valley, carved by the slow, persistent flow of the San Saba River, its banks fringed with a ribbon of cottonwoods and mesquite trees, their leaves rustling secrets in the warm Texas breeze. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land, giving a fleeting, almost ethereal quality to the otherwise rugged terrain. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy scent, a blend of dry grass, sun-baked soil, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers. This corner of San Saba County carries the quiet weight of generations who have worked this land, their lives intertwined with the cycles of agriculture and ranching. For decades, the economy of Cherokee has been anchored by the bounty of the soil, with cotton, pecans, and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural Texas. One might find remnants of earlier homesteads, their stone foundations softened by time and weather, whispering stories of pioneers who first settled these valleys. The local schoolhouse, a simple, sturdy structure, stands as a focal point, a place where the continuity of community is nurtured, and the rhythm of life in Cherokee continues, unhurried and grounded.
Live animated radar for Cherokee 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 | Cherokee, San Saba County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.982393°N, 98.70754°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76832 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cherokee, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherokee, 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 Cherokee includes coordinates 30.982393°N, 98.707540°W, situated in San Saba County. ZIP code 76832. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
