Gainesville, Texas Weather
Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, Cooke County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gainesville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gainesville is published on the Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE) page, 6 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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville: Tailwheel Acres Airport (KX16) 17 km · Vultures Row Airport (K6X6) 32 km · Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) 48 km · Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (K09T) 51 km · Prose Field (KXA0) 55 km
Conditions reported at KGLE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gainesville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gainesville.
About Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville sleeps under a wide North Texas sky, where the air, especially in the long, slow twilight, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields. It lies 28.4 miles north of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 360°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Lake Kiowa. The land around Gainesville is a study in subtle generosity, a gentle rolling expanse that hints at the underlying clay and limestone, giving way to the more pronounced dips and rises as one travels towards the Red River. Mature pecan trees, their branches reaching like gnarled hands, punctuate the landscape, their shade a welcome balm in the summer heat, while the less dramatic but equally vital presence of mesquite trees, their thorny tenacity a testament to the region's resilience, dots the open fields. The character of Gainesville is one of quiet strength, a place that has seen the seasons turn and the decades pass with a steady, unfaltering gaze. The history of Gainesville is deeply entwined with the fertile plains and the waterways that have always sustained life here, particularly the nearby Red River, a powerful artery that shaped early settlement and trade. Founded in the mid-19th century, Gainesville quickly established itself as a crucial stop along westward trails, its economy initially driven by agriculture—cotton, corn, and the burgeoning cattle industry that defined so much of North Texas. Later, the arrival of the railroad brought new waves of growth and diversification, with industries like milling and manufacturing taking root, leaving behind echoes in the architecture of its historic downtown. Though the economic focus has shifted over time, the legacy of those early endeavors remains, visible in the sturdy brick buildings and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes Gainesville.
Live animated radar for Gainesville 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 | Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.625941°N, 97.133345°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75672, 78643, 76240 |
| Area Code | 512, 737, 817 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gainesville, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gainesville, 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 Gainesville includes coordinates 33.625941°N, 97.133345°W, situated in Cooke County. ZIP code 75672, 78643, 76240. Telephone area code: 512, 737, 817. 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.
