Ector, Texas Weather
Ector, 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 Ector, Fannin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ector. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ector is published on the Sherman Municipal Airport (KSWI) page, 29 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 Ector 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 Ector: Finney Field (KT47) 35 km · North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field (KGYI) 40 km · Durant Regional Airport - Eaker Field (KDUA) 42 km · McKinney National Airport (KTKI) 53 km · Lake Texoma State Park Airport (KF31) 57 km
Conditions reported at KSWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ector specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ector.
About Ector, Texas
Ector lies in a broad, softly rolling expanse of North Texas, where the land exhales a quiet, sun-baked breath under a sky that stretches from horizon to horizon. It lies 19.5 miles south-east of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 129°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Bonham. The soil, a rich, ruddy clay, yields to the persistent sun, and in the late afternoon, the light slants low, painting long shadows across fields that whisper of dry grasses and the stoic resilience of the prairie. Scattered oaks and mesquite trees punctuate the landscape, their branches etched against the pale blue, offering scant shade but a welcome visual punctuation to the open country. The air here carries the scent of dust and distant wildflowers, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, a constant reminder of the earth’s enduring presence. The story of Ector is one of quiet perseverance, a thread woven through the agricultural tapestry of Fannin County. For generations, the land has dictated life, its bounty and its challenges shaping the character of its people. Cotton once reigned supreme here, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green fields, fueling a local economy that was as much about the sweat of labor as it was about the whims of weather. While agriculture remains, the echoes of that era still resonate, a faint hum beneath the present-day hum of activity. Ector today is a place where time seems to move at a measured pace, where neighbors still greet each other with a nod and a smile, and the enduring spirit of the land continues to shape the rhythm of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Ector 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 | Ector, Fannin County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.577328°N, 96.273314°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75439 |
| Area Code | 972, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ector, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ector, 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 Ector includes coordinates 33.577328°N, 96.273314°W, situated in Fannin County. ZIP code 75439. Telephone area code: 972, 469. 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.
