Harper, Texas Weather
Harper, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Harper, Gillespie County.
Full aviation weather for Harper is published on the Gillespie County Airport (KT82) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Harper 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 Harper: Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field (KERV) 39 km · Mason County Airport (KT92) 48 km · Kimble County Airport (KJCT) 55 km
Conditions reported at KT82 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harper specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harper.
About Harper, Texas
Harper rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the Texas scrubland begins its gentle ascent towards the Edwards Plateau. It lies 61.5 miles north-west of Timberwood Park, TX (from Timberwood Park, TX: bearing 312°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-north-west of Kerrville. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, warm scent of cedar and sun-baked earth, a fragrance that clings to the pale limestone outcroppings and the hardy mesquite trees. Vast, impossibly blue skies preside over this terrain, often punctuated by the slow, deliberate flight of a hawk or the distant shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt ribbon of the highway. The land itself, a mosaic of muted greens and dusty browns, feels ancient and unyielding, a testament to the persistent forces of wind and sun. The history of Harper is deeply intertwined with the German immigrants who sought fertile ground and a fresh start in the Texas Hill Country, a legacy that still echoes in the quiet, deliberate pace of life. Cattle ranching and, more recently, grape cultivation have become the economic bedrock, with vineyards now dotting the undulating countryside, their neat rows a striking contrast to the wilder, untamed beauty of the surrounding hills. The town itself, though small, possesses a sturdy character, its buildings a mix of weathered wood and hardy stone, bearing witness to generations of resilience. A distinctive element of Harper’s appeal lies in its unpretentious authenticity, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the rhythm of daily life, and the stars, when they emerge from the twilight, seem to burn with an exceptional, untroubled brilliance.
Live animated radar for Harper 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 | Harper, Gillespie County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.29992°N, 99.244214°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78631 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harper, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harper, 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 Harper includes coordinates 30.299920°N, 99.244214°W, situated in Gillespie County. ZIP code 78631. 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.
