Dawson, Texas Weather
Dawson, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Dawson, Navarro County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dawson. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dawson is published on the C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal Airport (KCRS) page, 33 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 Dawson 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 Dawson: Mexia Limestone County Airport (KLXY) 34 km · Hillsboro Municipal Airport (KINJ) 42 km · Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (K73F) 42 km · TSTC Waco Airport (KCNW) 44 km · Ennis Municipal Airport (KF41) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCRS describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dawson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dawson.
About Dawson, Texas
Dawson, a scattering of homes and businesses, breathes the quiet air of Navarro County, where the land gently rolls, a subtle topography shaped by shallow draws and broad, sun-drenched fields. It lies 20.0 miles south-west of Corsicana, TX (from Corsicana, TX: bearing 226°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-north-east of Hubbard. The sky here feels immense, an ever-present canvas painted with the soft pastels of dawn and the fiery hues of sunset, casting long shadows that stretch across the flat, fertile earth. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the landscape, offering pockets of shade against the persistent Texas sun, and the very air seems to carry the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant hayfields. Life in Dawson unfolds with a measured cadence, a unhurried rhythm dictated by the seasons and the quiet hum of agricultural pursuits that define its character. The story of Dawson is one of resilience and the enduring spirit of the land, a place that has known the ebb and flow of life tied to the earth. Once a more robust community, its economy has historically been rooted in agriculture, with cotton and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood for generations. While some of the grander structures of its past may have faded, the enduring legacy of those who worked this soil remains, a subtle imprint on the collective memory. The local character is one of quiet pragmatism, a deep-seated connection to the land and a sense of shared history that binds its residents. Dawson’s distinctive charm lies not in grand monuments, but in the understated beauty of its open spaces and the palpable sense of continuity that permeates the everyday lives of its people.
Live animated radar for Dawson 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dawson, Navarro County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.894048°N, 96.714713°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76639 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dawson, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dawson, 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 Dawson includes coordinates 31.894048°N, 96.714713°W, situated in Navarro County. ZIP code 76639. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
