Doss, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Doss, Gillespie County.
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Doss unfolds as a quiet whisper on the Texas Hill Country landscape, a place where the sun bleeds gold across rolling terrain and the air hums with the cicadas' tireless song. It lies 64.2 miles north-west of Timberwood Park, TX (from Timberwood Park, TX: bearing 323°T), and is situated 19.4 miles north-west of Fredericksburg. The land here is a study in patient geology, a mosaic of limestone outcrops softened by the persistent growth of mesquite and live oak, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers toward the vast, pale blue sky. Creeks, often shallow and meandering, carve gentle paths through the soil, their banks lined with the hardy, dusty greens of native grasses and wildflowers that bloom with a fierce, fleeting beauty. The character of Doss is one of enduring stillness, a quiet resilience that mirrors the ancient stones beneath the earth. The history of Doss is etched into the very grain of its existence, a story of German immigrants who, in the late 19th century, found a fertile, if challenging, home in this corner of Gillespie County. They brought with them a steadfast work ethic and a deep connection to the land, their legacy evident in the scattered farmsteads and the enduring agricultural spirit that still defines the local economy. While modern conveniences have found their way, the echoes of simpler times persist; the landscape still bears the marks of diligent cultivation, with fields yielding hardy crops and livestock grazing on the sun-baked pastures. There's a palpable sense of continuity, a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency that has long been the hallmark of life in Doss.
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| Location | Doss, Gillespie County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.444636°N, 99.130605°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78618 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Doss, 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 Doss includes coordinates 30.444636°N, 99.130605°W, situated in Gillespie County. ZIP code 78618. 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. 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.