Cottonwood Shores, Texas Weather
Cottonwood Shores, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cottonwood Shores, Burnet County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood Shores is published on the Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark (KDZB) page, 5 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cottonwood Shores 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 Shores: Sunrise Beach Airport (K2KL) 9 km · Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (KBMQ) 22 km · Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport (KRYW) 34 km · Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) 38 km · Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO) 41 km
Conditions reported at KDZB describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood Shores specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Cottonwood Shores unfolds along the shimmering expanse of Highland Lake, a place where the Texas sky, a vast canvas of cerulean, meets the rolling, sun-baked landscape. It lies 28.1 miles west of Leander, TX (from Leander, TX: bearing 267°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-south-west of Marble Falls. The air here carries the scent of mesquite and the faint, mineral tang of the water, a subtle perfume that clings to the scrubby oaks and hardy wildflowers that dot the terrain. Gentle hills, softened by the persistent sun, give way to the clear, blue waters, inviting a slower rhythm of life, one dictated by the sun’s arc and the whisper of the breeze through the native grasses. The character of Cottonwood Shores is etched in the weathered wood of lakeside homes and the quiet camaraderie of its residents, a people who understand the profound beauty of simplicity and the enduring allure of the water's edge. The history of Cottonwood Shores is intrinsically bound to the creation of Highland Lake, a testament to human ingenuity that transformed this corner of Burnet County into a recreational haven. Before the dam tamed the Colorado River, this land pulsed with a different kind of life, one shaped by ranching and the enduring spirit of those who worked the earth. Today, the local economy thrives on the vibrant tourism that the lake draws, its clear waters a magnet for boaters, anglers, and those seeking respite from the inland heat. The distinctive appeal of Cottonwood Shores lies in its unpretentious charm, a place where the echoes of its past are gently woven into the present, creating a unique tapestry of lakeside living that continues to draw souls seeking solace and recreation.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood Shores 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 | Cottonwood Shores, Burnet County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.555745°N, 98.323913°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78657 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood Shores, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood Shores, 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 Shores includes coordinates 30.555745°N, 98.323913°W, situated in Burnet County. ZIP code 78657. Telephone area code: 512, 737. 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.
