Dime Box, Texas Weather
Dime Box, 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 Dime Box, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dime Box. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dime Box is published on the Caldwell Municipal Airport (KRWV) page, 21 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 Dime Box 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 Dime Box: Giddings-Lee County Airport (KGYB) 26 km · H H Coffield Regional Airport (KRCK) 34 km · Brenham Municipal Airport (K11R) 46 km · Easterwood Field (KCLL) 51 km · Cameron Municipal Airpark (KT35) 60 km
Conditions reported at KRWV describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dime Box specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dime Box.
About Dime Box, Texas
Dime Box unfolds as a quiet expanse under the vast Texan sky, where the land itself seems to exhale the slow, steady breath of the countryside. It lies 34.6 miles west-south-west of College Station, TX (from College Station, TX: bearing 237°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north-north-east of Giddings. Rolling fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards horizons softened by the heat shimmer that often dances across the horizon. The soil, a rich, dark loam, hints at the bounty it has yielded for generations, supporting stands of sturdy live oaks and scattered mesquite trees that punctuate the landscape with their resilient, gnarled forms. Here, the air carries the clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant pastures, a subtle perfume that speaks of open spaces and the unhurried passage of time. The character of Dime Box is etched into the very way the light falls, long and golden in the late afternoon, casting deep, contemplative shadows across the land. The history of Dime Box is a story woven from the threads of agriculture and community spirit, a legacy that continues to shape its present. Settlers drawn by the fertile ground established a life here, their endeavors eventually coalescing into the modest settlement that bears its distinctive name, a moniker whispered to have originated from a small box where patrons would deposit a dime for a drink. The local economy, historically tethered to the land, still finds its pulse in farming and ranching, with cattle grazing on the expansive pastures and crops like cotton and corn contributing to the region's agricultural output. While progress has undeniably touched Dime Box, it has done so with a gentle hand, preserving a palpable sense of continuity. The distinctive rhythm of life here is not one of frantic urgency, but rather a steady, enduring cadence, a testament to the enduring appeal of a place that values its roots and the quiet strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Dime Box 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 | Dime Box, Lee County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.356599°N, 96.822479°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77853 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dime Box, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dime Box, 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 Dime Box includes coordinates 30.356599°N, 96.822479°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 77853. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
