Childress, Texas Weather
Childress, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Childress, Childress County.
Full aviation weather for Childress is published on the Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS) page, 8 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 Childress 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 Childress: Hollis Municipal Airport (KO35) 41 km · Memphis Municipal Airport (KF21) 46 km
Conditions reported at KCDS describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Childress specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Childress.
About Childress, Texas
Childress unfolds across a landscape of wide, flat plains, where the sky seems to press down with a gentle, immense weight. It lies 104.0 miles west-north-west of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 27.9 miles south-east of Memphis. The land here is predominantly ochre and pale green, a palette painted by the semi-arid climate and the hardy grasses that cling to the earth. Cotton fields, when in bloom, add a startling, almost ethereal white to the horizon, a stark contrast to the persistent, sun-baked browns. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and distant mesquite. Buildings, often low-slung and painted in muted tones, seem to absorb the abundant sunlight, their windows reflecting the vast, unblemished blue above. The rhythm of Childress is dictated by the sun's arc, a slow, steady beat that encourages a deliberate pace of life. The history of Childress is deeply intertwined with the arrival of the railroad, a lifeline that transformed this patch of West Texas into a vital hub. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with cotton and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its prosperity. This enduring connection to the land is palpable, seen in the quiet pride of farmers and ranchers who work the soil and manage their herds. The town retains a distinct character, a testament to generations who have built their lives here, fostering a sense of close-knit community. While modernity has certainly touched Childress, it has done so without erasing the echoes of its past, allowing a unique blend of tradition and progress to define its present.
Live animated radar for Childress 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 | Childress, Childress County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.426453°N, 100.204002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79201 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Childress, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Childress, 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 Childress includes coordinates 34.426453°N, 100.204002°W, situated in Childress County. ZIP code 79201. 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.
