Higgins, Texas Weather
Higgins, 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 Higgins, Jefferson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Higgins. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Higgins is published on the Beaumont Municipal Airport (KBMT) page, 13 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 Higgins 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 Higgins: Jack Brooks Regional Airport (KBPT) 14 km · Orange County Airport (KORG) 27 km · Hawthorne Field (K45R) 35 km · Liberty Municipal Airport (KT78) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Higgins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Higgins.
About Higgins, Texas
Higgins, a quiet corner of Jefferson County, exhales a humid, pine-scented air that clings to the low-slung buildings like a second skin. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Beaumont, TX (from Beaumont, TX: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of Nederland. The landscape here is a gentle surrender to the Gulf Coast's embrace, a terrain of subtly sloping earth where drainage ditches, lined with the tenacious green of cattails, whisper of the nearby waterways. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss that sways with an almost imperceptible melancholy, punctuate the more open spaces, their gnarled limbs reaching out as if to gather the very essence of the slow, muggy afternoons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded sky, possesses a diffused quality, softening the edges of the world and lending a hazy, almost dreamlike aura to the scattered homes and modest businesses that comprise Higgins. The story of Higgins is intrinsically tied to the fertile, alluvial soil and the abundant, though often unpredictable, rainfall characteristic of this region. Historically, agriculture formed the backbone of its economy, with cotton and rice fields once stretching across the land, their yields dictated by the vagaries of weather and market. While those days have largely receded, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the local character, the legacy persists in the unhurried pace of life and a deep-seated connection to the land. The proximity to the Sabine River and the broader network of bayous has always shaped the lives and livelihoods of Higgins' residents, fostering a community that understands the ebb and flow of water and the subtle shifts of the seasons. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or booming industry, Higgins holds a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their home in this verdant, water-laced pocket of Southeast Texas.
Live animated radar for Higgins 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 | Higgins, Jefferson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.057991°N, 94.085456°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77705, 79046 |
| Area Code | 281, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Higgins, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Higgins, 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 Higgins includes coordinates 30.057991°N, 94.085456°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 77705, 79046. Telephone area code: 281, 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.
