Columbia, Texas Weather
Columbia, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Columbia, Brazoria County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbia.
About Columbia, Texas
Columbia rests in a landscape where the Brazos River, a languid serpent of brown water, shapes the terrain with its slow, persistent journey to the Gulf. It lies 14.8 miles west-north-west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-east of Sweeny. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil, a humid embrace that clings even as the sun dips low, painting the wide, flat fields in hues of gold and rose. Cypress trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the riverbanks, their knees probing the murky depths, while the surrounding land unfolds in stretches of verdant pasture and the occasional cluster of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like spectral beards. The sky above Columbia is a vast canvas, often a brilliant, unbroken blue, but capable of gathering dramatic storms that sweep in from the coast, their distant rumble a low bass note against the chirping of unseen insects. This very ground once pulsed with the ambition of pioneers, Columbia serving as a bustling port and Texas's first state capital in the early 1800s. Though the capital eventually migrated inland, the echoes of that founding era remain, a quiet hum beneath the present-day rhythm of agriculture and light industry. Cattle graze in pastures that might have once seen the loading of cotton bales, and the economy still draws strength from the land, a legacy of the fertile river delta. The nearby coastline, though not immediately visible from the heart of Columbia, exerts its influence, bringing a distinct humidity and the promise of sea breezes, a constant, subtle reminder of the Gulf's proximity.
Live animated radar for Columbia 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 | Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.143858°N, 95.645225°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77486 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Columbia includes coordinates 29.143858°N, 95.645225°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77486. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
