Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, Liberty County.
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Cottonwood breathes a humid, pine-scented air, a place where the land gently slopes towards the slow, dark waters that meander through the East Texas piney woods. It lies 27.4 miles west-south-west of Beaumont, TX (from Beaumont, TX: bearing 245°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east-south-east of Liberty. The character of Cottonwood is etched in the wide, quiet roads lined with towering loblolly pines, their needles forming a soft, rustling carpet underfoot. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting, golden shafts, illuminating the rich, dark earth and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s crimson. The landscape here is one of deep greens and earthy browns, a quiet, persistent beauty that speaks of slow growth and enduring patience, where the very air seems to hold the scent of damp soil and resin. The history of Cottonwood is a story whispered by the rustling leaves and the slow currents of its nearby waterways, a testament to the resilience of those who first settled this land. Originally, the economy of Cottonwood was deeply intertwined with the bounty of the forests, with timber being a primary driver of early prosperity. Later, the fertile soil, when cleared, supported agricultural endeavors, though the deep roots of the piney woods always remained a defining feature. The rhythm of life in Cottonwood is unhurried, a gentle echo of the days when logging trucks rumbled through and the scent of sawdust filled the air, a quiet persistence that continues to shape the character of this enduring locality.
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| Location | Cottonwood, Liberty County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.917162°N, 94.516304°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 |
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 29.917162°N, 94.516304°W, situated in Liberty 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.