Granite Shoals, Texas Weather
Granite Shoals, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Granite Shoals, Burnet County.
Full aviation weather for Granite Shoals is published on the Sunrise Beach Airport (K2KL) page, 3 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 Granite Shoals 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 Granite Shoals: Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark (KDZB) 7 km · Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field (KBMQ) 22 km · Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO) 34 km · Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport (KRYW) 41 km · Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) 45 km
Conditions reported at K2KL describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Granite Shoals specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Granite Shoals.
About Granite Shoals, Texas
Granite Shoals rises from the sun-baked landscape of the Texas Hill Country, a place where the rugged terrain meets the shimmering waters of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. It lies 31.6 miles west of Leander, TX (from Leander, TX: bearing 271°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Marble Falls. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of scrub oak and cedar, gradually descend towards the lake's edge, revealing rocky outcrops that give the community its name. The air here carries the faint, dry scent of wild sage and the distant hum of cicadas, a persistent soundtrack to the quiet unfolding of days. Sunlight, often a fierce golden presence, softens in the late afternoon, casting long, dancing shadows across the dusty roads and the stoic, low-slung houses that dot the hillsides. The very earth seems to hold its breath under the vast, indifferent sky, a landscape that speaks of enduring resilience. The genesis of Granite Shoals is intrinsically tied to the construction of the dams that tamed the Colorado River, transforming the wild waterway into a series of tranquil lakes, including the one that defines its southern flank. This transformation brought a new era of recreation and a burgeoning economy centered around waterfront living and the pleasures of the lake. While the echoes of agricultural past remain in the surrounding Burnet County, Granite Shoals has cultivated a distinct character as a haven for those seeking respite and the simple joys of lakeside existence. The local economy thrives on this appeal, with small businesses catering to boaters, anglers, and vacationers, their presence a gentle pulse against the enduring quiet of the Hill Country. It is a place where the past is a quiet undercurrent, and the present flows with the steady, unhurried rhythm of the lake.
Live animated radar for Granite Shoals 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.
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| Location | Granite Shoals, Burnet County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.589077°N, 98.383915°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78654 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Granite Shoals, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Granite Shoals, 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 Granite Shoals includes coordinates 30.589077°N, 98.383915°W, situated in Burnet County. ZIP code 78654. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
