Cottonwood, Texas Weather
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, McLennan County.
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About Cottonwood, Texas
Cottonwood breathes the wide, open air of Central Texas, a landscape where the earth rolls with a gentle, sun-baked persistence. It lies 20.2 miles north-north-east of Waco, TX (from Waco, TX: bearing 18°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-north-east of West. The land around Cottonwood is a study in muted greens and browns, a tapestry of mesquite scrub, hardy grasses, and the occasional sturdy oak, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the vast, often startlingly blue sky. Here, the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation, stretching out to meet the distant shimmer of heat rising from the fields. The air itself carries a dry, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the sun's dominion, and in the late afternoon, the light slants low, painting the terrain in long, golden shadows that lend a quiet dignity to the unassuming folds of the land. Cottonwood's story is etched into the very grain of this soil, a narrative of resilience and adaptation. Originally a farming community, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with cotton once the undisputed king, its white bolls a familiar sight against the deep green stalks. While agriculture remains a vital thread, the economic fabric has broadened, encompassing a quiet industriousness that fuels the local businesses. The town itself retains a character that speaks of generations of Texans who understood the rhythms of the seasons and the satisfaction of honest work, a place where neighborly greetings are as common as the rustle of wind through the dry grass.
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| Location | Cottonwood, McLennan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.827382°N, 97.041668°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 31.827382°N, 97.041668°W, situated in McLennan 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.
