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, Harrison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gainesville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gainesville is published on the Harrison County Airport (KASL) page, 11 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: Cypress River Airport (K24F) 14 km · Vivian Airport (K3F4) 40 km · East Texas Regional Airport (KGGG) 45 km · Shreveport Regional Airport (KSHV) 50 km · Shreveport Downtown Airport (KDTN) 54 km
Conditions reported at KASL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 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, a place etched into the rolling East Texas landscape, unfolds under a sky that often holds the promise of both sunshine and sudden, dramatic storms. It lies 25.8 miles east-north-east of Longview, TX (from Longview, TX: bearing 72°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-north-east of Marshall. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad, fertile valleys, where the land breathes with a quiet resilience. Dense stands of pine and oak trees, their branches reaching towards the heavens, punctuate the horizon, offering a dappled shade that softens the bright Texan sun. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of pine needles, rich soil, and the distant scent of freshly cut hay, particularly noticeable in the hushed hours before dawn. Everywhere, there is a sense of enduring natural beauty, a backdrop against which the lives of Gainesville’s people are lived out. The history of Gainesville is interwoven with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. For generations, cotton fields stretched across these lands, and while that era has largely passed, the spirit of cultivation persists in pastures dotted with cattle and fields yielding corn and soybeans. The town itself, with its sturdy brick buildings and welcoming shopfronts, speaks of a pragmatic and enduring spirit, a place built on hard work and community. A notable landmark, the historic courthouse square, serves as the heart of Gainesville, a gathering place where the past and present coexist, a quiet testament to the enduring character of this East Texas locale.
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, Harrison County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.616535°N, 94.31936°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 32.616535°N, 94.319360°W, situated in Harrison 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.
