Hillcrest, Texas Weather
Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest, Colorado County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hillcrest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hillcrest is published on the Eagle Lake Airport (KELA) page, 32 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 Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest: Hallettsville Municipal Airport (K34R) 53 km · Brenham Municipal Airport (K11R) 57 km · Giddings-Lee County Airport (KGYB) 59 km
Conditions reported at KELA describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillcrest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillcrest.
About Hillcrest, Texas
Hillcrest unfolds across the gentle, rolling terrain of the Texas Gulf Coast Plain, where the land slopes imperceptibly toward distant, unseen waters. It lies 42.3 miles west of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 276°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-west of Columbus. Sun-bleached grasses, resilient and tawny, stretch across fields punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of live oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands reaching for the immense, ever-shifting sky. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and the faint sweetness of unseen wildflowers, carries the hum of unseen insects and the occasional, reedy cry of a marsh bird. Even in the midday heat, a subtle coolness can be felt rising from the soil, a deep, earthy breath that anchors the landscape and lends a quiet persistence to its character. The history of Hillcrest is written in the slow cultivation of its fertile soil, a legacy born of agricultural ambition and the enduring spirit of those who first sought to tame this land. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with cotton fields once stretching in vast, white expanses and the rich loam yielding dependable harvests. While farming remains a quiet cornerstone, the region’s proximity to larger waterways hints at a broader connection, a history of transport and trade that shaped the early development of this place and continues to influence its gentle pace of life. The character of Hillcrest is one of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not so much a monument as it is a living presence, felt in the enduring agricultural practices and the unhurried rhythm of its days.
Live animated radar for Hillcrest 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 | Hillcrest, Colorado County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.748844°N, 96.601084°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78934, 78943 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillcrest, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest includes coordinates 29.748844°N, 96.601084°W, situated in Colorado County. ZIP code 78934, 78943. Telephone area code: 830. Timezone: Central Time.
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.
