Garfield, Texas Weather
Garfield, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garfield, Travis County.
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About Garfield, Texas
Garfield sprawls across the undulating landscape of Central Texas, where the sun, a benevolent overlord, casts long shadows in the late afternoon. It lies 12.4 miles east-south-east of Austin, TX (from Austin, TX: bearing 116°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-south-east of Del Valle. The land here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a mix of scrub oak, mesquite, and hardy grasses that cling to the rolling terrain. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the earthy perfume of damp soil and the faint, sweet scent of wild plum blossoms. This is a place where the horizon feels vast and the sky, a canvas of ever-shifting blues, dominates the view, punctuated by the occasional hawk circling lazily on thermals. There's a quiet resilience to the vegetation, a testament to the region's cycles of drought and deluge, and the very ground seems to breathe with a slow, patient energy. The history of Garfield is inextricably linked to the fertile lands that surround it, lands once cultivated by generations who understood the capricious nature of Texas weather. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil, established a community that has always held a deep respect for the agricultural roots that anchor it. While the local economy has diversified, retaining a connection to farming and ranching remains a quiet point of pride, evident in the weathered barns and the occasional roadside stand selling produce. The proximity to larger urban centers has brought new influences, but Garfield retains a character that is distinctly its own, a blend of enduring tradition and a gentle, almost imperceptible embrace of the present, where the pace of life allows for quiet contemplation under the vast Texas sky.
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| Location | Garfield, Travis County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.187435°N, 97.557777°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78164, 78617 |
| Area Code | 210, 512, 737 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garfield, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garfield, 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 Garfield includes coordinates 30.187435°N, 97.557777°W, situated in Travis County. ZIP code 78164, 78617. Telephone area code: 210, 512, 737. 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.
