Glidden, Texas Weather
Glidden, 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 Glidden, Colorado County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glidden. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glidden is published on the Eagle Lake Airport (KELA) page, 28 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. 2 airfields within reach of Glidden 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 Glidden: Hallettsville Municipal Airport (K34R) 50 km
Conditions reported at KELA describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glidden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glidden.
About Glidden, Texas
Glidden lies in a wide, flat expanse where the sky feels impossibly vast, stretching out in every direction over fields of green and gold. It lies 41.2 miles west of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 271°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west of Columbus. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn and the distant, low hum of unseen machinery. Sunlight spills across the land in broad, unbroken swathes, softening the edges of the low-slung buildings and glinting off the occasional water tower that punctuates the horizon. It’s a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a gentle, expansive presence that dictates the quiet rhythm of life. Even the wind, when it stirs, feels like a slow, deliberate sigh sweeping across the cultivated plains. This corner of Colorado County was shaped by the relentless drive of agriculture, a legacy that continues to define Glidden. The rich, dark soil, perfect for cotton and grains, drew settlers who saw in its fertility a promise of sustenance and prosperity. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, brought not just people but also the commerce that allowed Glidden to grow from a collection of homesteads into a recognized community. The local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with farmers tending their crops and the quiet industry that processes these harvests. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the work that sustains Glidden, much of it unseen by outsiders but deeply felt by those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Glidden 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 | Glidden, Colorado County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.70079°N, 96.586361°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78943, 78934 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glidden, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glidden, 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 Glidden includes coordinates 29.700790°N, 96.586361°W, situated in Colorado County. ZIP code 78943, 78934. Telephone area code: 830. 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.
