Jacksonville, Texas Weather
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, Cherokee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jacksonville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jacksonville is published on the Cherokee County Airport (KJSO) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville: Rusk County Airport (KRFI) 44 km · Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (KTYR) 45 km · Palestine Municipal Airport (KPSN) 46 km
Conditions reported at KJSO describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jacksonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jacksonville.
About Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville rests amidst the rolling East Texas landscape, a place where the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 26.8 miles south of Tyler, TX (from Tyler, TX: bearing 176°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-south-east of Reese. The terrain here is characterized by gentle slopes and scattered woodlands, a mosaic of mixed pine and hardwood forests that give way to open fields and pastures. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in soft, shifting patterns, and after a rain, the very ground seems to exhale a deep, verdant perfume. The sky above is a vast expanse, often a pale, washed-out blue in the heat of summer, softening to a bruised, bruised purple as twilight descends, painting the western horizon with strokes of fading ember. The history of Jacksonville is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the resources it offered. Originally founded as a center for agriculture, its economy has long been shaped by the bounty of the land, with a particular legacy in the cultivation of roses, earning it the moniker "Rose Capital of America." This floral heritage still graces the community, evident in the care taken with gardens and the annual rose festival that draws visitors from far and wide. Beyond agriculture, the presence of natural gas fields has also played a significant role in Jacksonville's economic life, a more modern layer added to the enduring traditions of rural Texas. The pace of life here is measured, not rushed, a steady hum of everyday activities punctuated by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Jacksonville 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 | Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.963778°N, 95.270504°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75766 |
| Area Code | 903 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jacksonville, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville includes coordinates 31.963778°N, 95.270504°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 75766. Telephone area code: 903. 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.
