Farnsworth, Texas Weather
Farnsworth, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Farnsworth, Ochiltree County.
Full aviation weather for Farnsworth is published on the Perryton Ochiltree County Airport (KPYX) page, 22 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KPYX describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Farnsworth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Farnsworth.
About Farnsworth, Texas
Farnsworth breathes the wide, high plains of the Texas Panhandle, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow entire days. It lies 90.1 miles north-north-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 32°T), and is situated 10.6 miles west-south-west of Perryton. The land around Farnsworth rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a subtle topography that belies the immense distances. Here, the earth is a rich, ochre-tinged canvas, often dusted with the pale gold of dry grasses and the stoic green of hardy mesquite. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of sun-baked soil and something indefinably wild, a primal perfume that speaks of open horizons and endless, sun-drenched afternoons. The character of Farnsworth is one of quiet resilience, a steadfast presence against the immense, unyielding theatre of the natural world. The story of Farnsworth is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartbeat of Ochiltree County, a legacy carved into the land by generations of farmers and ranchers. Wheat fields, stretching like golden seas under the immense Panhandle sky, have long been the lifeblood of this settlement, their amber waves a testament to the toil and perseverance of its people. You can still feel the echo of that past in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes that dot the landscape. The local economy, while still rooted in agriculture, has adapted, with a quiet pragmatism that mirrors the land itself, finding new avenues of sustenance. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling boulevards; instead, the distinctive charm of Farnsworth lies in its honest simplicity, in the friendly nod exchanged between neighbours, and in the enduring spirit of a community that understands the profound beauty of enduring against the vastness.
Live animated radar for Farnsworth 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 | Farnsworth, Ochiltree County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 36.321143°N, 100.966264°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79070, 79033 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Farnsworth, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farnsworth, 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 Farnsworth includes coordinates 36.321143°N, 100.966264°W, situated in Ochiltree County. ZIP code 79070, 79033. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
