Decatur, Texas Weather
Decatur, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Decatur, Wise County.
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About Decatur, Texas
Decatur, Texas, unfolds under a vast, often brilliant sky, its landscape a gentle sweep of rolling plains and scattered mesquite trees that lend a scrubby, resilient beauty to the terrain. It lies 26.2 miles west of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 273°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of Bridgeport. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries a clean, dry scent, hinting at the sun-baked earth and the distant whisper of livestock. Fences, sometimes weathered wood, sometimes stark barbed wire, trace the boundaries of ranches and fields, their straight lines a human imposition upon the subtle curves of the land. Dusk often paints the western horizon in hues of ochre and rose, a quiet spectacle that settles over the town and its surrounding acreage, a visual balm after a day under the Texas sun. The roots of Decatur run deep into the rich agricultural history of Wise County, a legacy still evident in the working ranches and the quiet hum of rural commerce that defines its economy. This is a place where the oil and gas industry has also left its mark, a more modern layer upon the older agrarian foundations, bringing a steady flow of activity and opportunity. The courthouse square, a classic Texas landmark, stands as a central gathering point, a visual anchor for the community and a reminder of the enduring spirit of its founders. Local traditions, though perhaps not loudly proclaimed, are lived out in the everyday interactions, in the pride taken in local sports teams, and in the welcoming, if sometimes reserved, demeanor of its inhabitants, a character shaped by generations of resilience and self-reliance.
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| Location | Decatur, Wise County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.234283°N, 97.586139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76234 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Decatur, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Decatur, 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 Decatur includes coordinates 33.234283°N, 97.586139°W, situated in Wise County. ZIP code 76234. Telephone area code: 817. 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.
