Francitas, Texas Weather
Francitas, 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 Francitas, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Francitas. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Francitas is published on the Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) page, 17 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 Francitas 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 Francitas: Jackson County Airport (K26R) 28 km · Calhoun County Airport (KPKV) 40 km · Wharton Regional Airport (KARM) 47 km · Bay City Regional Airport (KBYY) 48 km · Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT) 56 km
Conditions reported at KPSX describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Francitas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Francitas.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
