Francitas, Texas Weather
Francitas, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Francitas, Jackson County.
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About Francitas, Texas
Francitas lies low under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow, white ships. It lies 40.4 miles east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 85°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north-west of Palacios. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, flat and yielding, cut by the occasional shallow bayou that snakes through the terrain, its surface mirroring the sky in still, dark patches. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, offer pockets of shade, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways with the slightest breath of wind, lending a spectral grace to the otherwise straightforward landscape. The air itself carries a humid weight, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant, unseen blossoms, a constant reminder of the Gulf's proximity. The echoes of a different era still whisper in the quietude of Francitas. This place, once a hub of activity, has settled into a slower cadence, its history intertwined with the fertile soil that once promised abundant harvests. The local economy, though modest now, still draws sustenance from the land, with cattle grazing on the open pastures and the faint hum of agricultural machinery sometimes breaking the stillness. Old farmhouses, weathered by sun and rain, stand as silent witnesses to generations who worked this ground, their paint peeling like forgotten memories. The nearby waterways, once vital arteries for commerce, now offer a more tranquil purpose, reflecting the quiet resilience of Francitas.
Live animated radar for Francitas and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Francitas, Jackson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.859708°N, 96.33858°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77961 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Francitas, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Francitas, 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 Francitas includes coordinates 28.859708°N, 96.338580°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 77961. 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. 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.
