Independence, Texas Weather
Independence, 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 Independence, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Independence. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Independence is published on the Brenham Municipal Airport (K11R) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Independence 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 Independence: Navasota Municipal Airport (K60R) 23 km · Easterwood Field (KCLL) 30 km · Caldwell Municipal Airport (KRWV) 41 km · Coulter Field (KCFD) 44 km
Conditions reported at K11R describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Independence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Independence.
About Independence, Texas
Independence, Texas, unfolds under a sky that often stretches to horizons brushed with the soft blues and pale golds of a humid Southern day. It lies 21.3 miles south of College Station, TX (from College Station, TX: bearing 182°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-north-east of Brenham. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of pastures, punctuated by stands of live oak and scattered mesquite, their branches reaching out like gnarled hands. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of unseen insects, a tangible breath of the Brazos River basin. Small homesteads, often painted in shades of faded white or weathered gray, dot the countryside, their porches offering respite from the persistent warmth, and the quietude of these places is broken only by the occasional bark of a dog or the lowing of cattle. This land bears the quiet imprint of a past when education was a frontier dream. Independence was once the site of Baylor University, a testament to the ambition of early Texans to cultivate learning amidst the wilder expanses. Though the university eventually relocated, the spirit of intellectual pursuit lingers in the collective memory, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present-day agricultural economy. Here, cattle ranching and the cultivation of cotton and corn remain pillars of sustenance, their cycles dictating the rhythm of the seasons and the lives of those who call Independence home. The dusty roads, winding between fields and farmhouses, whisper of generations who have worked this soil, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of the place itself.
Live animated radar for Independence 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 | Independence, Washington County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.319377°N, 96.346631°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77833 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Independence, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Independence, 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 Independence includes coordinates 30.319377°N, 96.346631°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 77833. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
