Hereford, Texas Weather
Hereford, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hereford, Deaf Smith County.
Full aviation weather for Hereford is published on the Hereford Municipal Airport (KHRX) page, 8 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 Hereford 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 Hereford: Oldham County Airport (KE52) 46 km
Conditions reported at KHRX describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hereford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hereford, Texas
Hereford, Texas, sprawls across a high, flat plain where the sky seems to extend forever, a vast canvas painted with an almost blinding clarity. It lies 42.6 miles south-west of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 229°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north-north-west of Dimmitt. The land itself is a study in subtle hues of tan and pale gold, broken only by the straight, unwavering lines of irrigation ditches that ribbon through fields of green and ochre. The air, when it moves, carries a dry, whispery quality, and the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, can descend with a palpable weight, rendering the distant horizon a shimmering mirage. Even the wind, when it chooses to stir, seems to possess a singular purpose, sweeping unimpeded across the open country, shaping not just the dust but the very character of this place. The economic pulse of Hereford beats with the steady rhythm of agriculture, a reliance forged in the arid earth and sustained by the ingenuity of water management. This is a place where cattle ranching and crop cultivation are not just industries, but deeply ingrained traditions, the legacy of pioneers who wrestled a living from this challenging landscape. The town, born of the railroad and the promise of fertile, if thirsty, land, has grown into a vital hub for the surrounding ranches and farms, its businesses reflecting the practical needs of an agrarian community. While much of the history is written in the soil and the sweat of generations, there's a quiet pride here, a distinctive resilience that marks Hereford as a steadfast outpost on the Texas plains.
Live animated radar for Hereford 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 | Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.815062°N, 102.397704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79045 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hereford, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hereford, 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 Hereford includes coordinates 34.815062°N, 102.397704°W, situated in Deaf Smith County. ZIP code 79045. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
