Cottonwood, Texas Weather
Cottonwood, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Callahan County.
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About Cottonwood, Texas
Cottonwood rests in a landscape that whispers of resilience and dry, sun-baked earth. It lies 35.1 miles east-south-east of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 118°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-north-west of Cross Plains. The land here is a study in muted tones – dusty ochre and pale sagebrush stretching towards a horizon where the sky presses down with immense, blue authority. Scattered mesquite trees, their thorns like defiant punctuation marks, dot the mostly flat terrain, their roots gripping tenaciously into the thirsty soil. Occasionally, the land breaks into shallow draws, carved by the infrequent but powerful rains, carrying the scent of dry grass and the promise of distant, unseen water. The air itself has a fine, almost powdery feel, carrying the heat of the day long after the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and faded rose. This corner of Callahan County has a history as weathered and enduring as the land itself. Cottonwood, like many settlements in this part of Texas, owes its existence to the promise of agriculture and the enduring spirit of those who sought to tame the West. While cotton once dominated the fields, the local economy now leans more on the steady pulse of cattle ranching and the occasional oil rig, a modern echo of the resourcefulness that has always defined this place. There are no grand monuments or bustling boulevards in Cottonwood, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered wood of its buildings and the unhurried way life unfolds. The true landmarks are the vast, open skies that stretch overhead, offering a profound sense of space and a connection to something ancient and untamed.
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| Location | Cottonwood, Callahan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.205968°N, 99.204512°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77872, 77808, 76691, 75158 |
| Area Code | 325, 214, 469 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 32.205968°N, 99.204512°W, situated in Callahan 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. 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.
