Cross Plains, Texas Weather
Cross Plains, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cross Plains, Callahan County.
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About Cross Plains, Texas
Cross Plains unfolds across the broad, sun-drenched expanse of West Texas, a landscape defined by the subtle swell of the land and the immense, ever-present sky. It lies 40.0 miles east-south-east of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 124°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-north-west of Thunderbird Bay. Here, the earth is a rich, ruddy brown, patched with the muted greens of mesquite and hardy grasses that ripple like a silent, tawny sea under the prevailing winds. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the soil and the faint perfume of wildflowers that bloom in tenacious bursts after a rare rain. Evenings paint the horizon in strokes of apricot and lavender, a slow, deliberate transition from the stark brilliance of midday to the velvet darkness where a million stars ignite. This is a place where the past whispers in the wind, a history tied to the discovery of oil that briefly boomed in the early 20th century, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, if somewhat weathered, brick buildings that still line the modest main street. The local economy now leans on the enduring strength of ranching and agriculture, the land yielding cotton and grain under the same sun that has watched generations pass. Cross Plains is also fondly remembered as the home of Robert E. Howard, the prolific pulp fiction writer whose imaginative worlds sprang from this quiet corner of the world, a unique cultural thread woven into the very character of the settlement.
Live animated radar for Cross Plains and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cross Plains, Callahan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.126249°N, 99.165342°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76443 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cross Plains, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross Plains, 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 Cross Plains includes coordinates 32.126249°N, 99.165342°W, situated in Callahan County. ZIP code 76443. Telephone area code: 254. 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.
