Cottonwood, Texas Weather
Cottonwood, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Brazos County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cottonwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood is published on the Coulter Field (KCFD) page, 13 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood: Easterwood Field (KCLL) 27 km · Hearne Municipal Airport (KLHB) 28 km · Caldwell Municipal Airport (KRWV) 50 km · Navasota Municipal Airport (K60R) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCFD describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottonwood.
About Cottonwood, Texas
Cottonwood breathes the humid air of Central Texas, a place where the land rolls gently towards the horizon, softened by the broad leaves of the trees that give the settlement its name. It lies 10.9 miles north-north-east of Bryan, TX (from Bryan, TX: bearing 11°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-west of Kurten. Here, the Brazos River, a serpentine ribbon of brown water, whispers secrets to the banks, its presence a constant, murmuring hum beneath the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a distant hawk. The sky, a vast canvas, often presses down with a benevolent, heavy warmth, the light at dusk bleeding into hues of rose and bruised plum, painting the scattered homesteads and fields in a fleeting, ethereal glow. The very air seems to carry the scent of damp earth and sun-baked grass, a fragrance that clings to everything, from the weathered fences to the stoic faces of the residents. The story of Cottonwood is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil they cultivate. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, with cotton once standing as the undisputed king, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green landscape, powering the local economy and shaping the lives of its inhabitants. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, a quiet resilience remains, with cattle ranches and smaller farms continuing to define the economic pulse of Cottonwood. The echoes of its past are not loud pronouncements, but subtle undercurrents, felt in the sturdy architecture and the unhurried rhythm of life, where neighbors still gather at the general store, sharing news and the common thread of their shared history.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood 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 | Cottonwood, Brazos County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.828803°N, 96.334129°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77872, 77808, 76691, 75158 |
| Area Code | 325, 214, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 30.828803°N, 96.334129°W, situated in Brazos County. ZIP code 77872, 77808, 76691, 75158. Telephone area code: 325, 214, 469. 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.
