Friona, Texas Weather
Friona, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Friona, Parmer County.
Full aviation weather for Friona is published on the Clovis Municipal Airport (KCVN) page, 40 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. 3 airfields within reach of Friona 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 Friona: Hereford Municipal Airport (KHRX) 44 km · Muleshoe Municipal Airport (K2T1) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Friona, Texas
Friona unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the vast, unblinking gaze of the Texas Panhandle sky. It lies 31.9 miles east-north-east of Clovis, NM (from Clovis, NM: bearing 59°T), and is situated 12.6 miles north-east of Bovina. The terrain here is a study in subtle elevation changes, a gentle rolling prairie where fields of grain shimmer under the sun, their stalks bowing in unison as if in silent conversation with the wind. The air, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the dry, clean scent of dust and distant agriculture, a perfume that clings to everything. As dusk approaches, the light softens, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and warp the familiar shapes of farmhouses and silos, imbuing the horizon with a painterly blush of rose and gold. The character of Friona is one of quiet resilience, a place that has learned to thrive under the immense canvas of the open sky. The history of Friona is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that surrounds it, a story of pioneers who saw promise in this seemingly austere land. The local economy remains deeply rooted in agriculture, with cotton and sorghum being principal crops, their cultivation a rhythm that dictates the seasons and the pulse of the community. This agricultural heritage has fostered a distinctive character, a practical ingenuity that has sustained Friona through decades of boom and bust. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings, feels like a well-worn tool, functional and dependable, serving the needs of its people. There’s a palpable sense of shared experience, a quiet understanding born from facing the elements and the challenges of life on the high plains together.
Live animated radar for Friona 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 | Friona, Parmer County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.641734°N, 102.724105°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79035 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friona, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friona, 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 Friona includes coordinates 34.641734°N, 102.724105°W, situated in Parmer County. ZIP code 79035. 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.
