Gilchrist, Texas Weather
Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist, Galveston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gilchrist. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gilchrist is published on the Chambers County Airport (KT00) page, 33 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. 5 airfields within reach of Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist: RWJ Airpark (K54T) 44 km · Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS) 45 km · Baytown Airport (KHPY) 54 km · La Porte Municipal Airport (KT41) 58 km
Conditions reported at KT00 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilchrist specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilchrist.
About Gilchrist, Texas
Gilchrist breathes the salty air of the Texas coast, a low-lying expanse where marsh grass sways in the perpetual breeze and the horizon stretches out, a hazy promise of water. It lies 23.6 miles north-east of Galveston, TX (from Galveston, TX: bearing 52°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-north-east of Bolivar Peninsula. The landscape here is one of gentle gradients, a subtle shift from the shallow, brackish waters of the inland bays to the broader, more profound presence of the Gulf. Ospreys, their wings catching the diffused sunlight, carve slow arcs against the pale blue sky, their keen eyes scanning the tidal flats for the glint of a fleeing fish. The air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of salt, mud, and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen coastal flora, and the very ground feels porous, as if it could drink in the sky's moisture. The history of Gilchrist is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of the Gulf, a story shaped by the industries that have sought sustenance from its waters and shores. For generations, fishing and shrimping have formed the backbone of the local economy, their rhythms dictating the pace of life. The weathered docks, often lined with the colourful buoys of distant vessels, speak of a hardy, sea-faring heritage, a community that understands the capricious nature of the ocean and the rewards it can bestow. While not a sprawling metropolis, Gilchrist holds a quiet distinctiveness, a sense of place forged by the relentless caress of wind and wave, a character as enduring as the sand dunes that guard its edge from the open sea.
Live animated radar for Gilchrist 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 | Gilchrist, Galveston County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.512454°N, 94.489079°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77617 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilchrist, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist includes coordinates 29.512454°N, 94.489079°W, situated in Galveston County. ZIP code 77617. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
