Impact, Texas Weather
Impact, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Impact, Taylor County.
Full aviation weather for Impact is published on the Abilene Regional Airport (KABI) page, 12 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. 3 airfields within reach of Impact 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 Impact: Dyess Air Force Base (KDYS) 14 km · Arledge Field (KF56) 46 km
Conditions reported at KABI describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Impact specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Impact.
About Impact, Texas
Impact exists as a quiet punctuation mark on the wide Texan plain, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious generosity. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 348°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Tye. Here, the earth, a rich ochre under the relentless sun, rolls with a subtle, patient cadence towards distant, hazy mesas. Sparse mesquite trees, their thorny branches clawing at the sky, offer scant shade, their roots gripping the dry soil with tenacious resolve. The air itself carries a peculiar stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind across the scrub and the occasional, distant bleat of livestock. Evenings here paint the sky in broad strokes of apricot and rose, a fleeting spectacle before the immense, star-dusted darkness descends, swallowing the land whole. The story of Impact is one of resilience, a quiet testament to the tenacity of those who sought to coax a living from this arid landscape. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the burgeoning cattle industry, laid the foundations of this locality, their dreams etched into the very soil. Though the land may appear austere, it has long supported a modest agricultural economy, with ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops forming the backbone of its existence. The rhythm of life in Impact is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, an unhurried pace that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the earth. There are no grand monuments here, but in the weathered barns and the wide-open spaces, one can still feel the echoes of generations who shaped this corner of Taylor County.
Live animated radar for Impact 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 | Impact, Taylor County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.499846°N, 99.745922°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79603 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Impact, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Impact, 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 Impact includes coordinates 32.499846°N, 99.745922°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 79603. 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.
