Gainesville, Texas Weather
Gainesville, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gainesville, Llano County.
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About Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville, a place where the Texas sky seems to unfurl a little wider, is a quiet collection of homes and businesses set against a backdrop of rolling hills and wide-open spaces. It lies 40.3 miles west of Leander, TX (from Leander, TX: bearing 280°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-north-west of Kingsland. The land here, a tapestry of hardy grasses and scattered live oaks, slopes gently toward the Llano River, its waters a cool, dark ribbon under the persistent sun. Dust devils, born of the dry air, dance across the unpaved shoulders of roads, ephemeral spirits of the plains. Evenings bring a soft, golden light that bleeds across the horizon, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender before the vast, star-dusted darkness descends. The history of Gainesville is etched in the very spirit of its people, descendants of those who first carved out a living from this often-demanding terrain. The economy, once buoyed by ranching and agriculture, now finds a steady pulse in a blend of local commerce and the steady hum of nearby industry, a pragmatic adaptation to changing times. The Llano River, a constant presence, has always been the lifeblood, its banks a gathering place for generations, whispering tales of forgotten homesteads and the enduring spirit of those who called this land home. Gainesville retains a character that feels deeply rooted, a slow, deliberate unfolding of days where the simple act of greeting a neighbor carries a weight of shared experience.
Live animated radar for Gainesville and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Gainesville, Llano County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.677684°N, 98.521421°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75672, 78643, 76240 |
| Area Code | 512, 737, 817 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Gainesville includes coordinates 30.677684°N, 98.521421°W, situated in Llano 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. 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.
