Jones, Texas Weather
Jones, 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 Jones, Van Zandt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jones. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jones is published on the Mineola Wisener Field (K3F9) page, 17 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. 6 airfields within reach of Jones 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 Jones: Wood County Airport - Collins Field (KJDD) 22 km · Van Zandt County Regional Airport (K76F) 30 km · Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (KTYR) 38 km · Winnsboro Municipal Airport (KF51) 52 km · Terrell Municipal Airport (KTRL) 57 km
Conditions reported at K3F9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jones specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jones.
About Jones, Texas
Jones lies in the heart of East Texas, a place where the land exhales a humid, verdant breath. It lies 28.1 miles north-west of Tyler, TX (from Tyler, TX: bearing 309°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-east of Grand Saline. The terrain here is a gentle rolling canvas, painted with the deep greens of pine and oak, interspersed with fields of sorghum and hay that shimmer under the broad, often dramatic, Texas sky. Farms, some generations old, dot the landscape, their weathered barns standing as silent sentinels against the encroaching wildness of the East Texas woods. The air, especially in the lingering twilight, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the skin and settles deep within the lungs. The story of Jones is one of resilience and quiet perseverance, a narrative deeply entwined with the rich soil and the timber that once defined its economy. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and abundant forests, carved out a life here, their labor shaping the very character of the place. While the dominance of the timber industry has softened over the decades, agriculture remains a steadfast pillar, with cattle ranching and crop cultivation continuing to sustain the local community. The rhythm of life in Jones is one of honest work and neighborly connection, a place where time feels measured not by hurried clocks, but by the changing seasons and the slow, steady growth of the land.
Live animated radar for Jones 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 | Jones, Van Zandt County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.608467°N, 95.674406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75140 |
| Area Code | 214, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jones, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jones, 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 Jones includes coordinates 32.608467°N, 95.674406°W, situated in Van Zandt County. ZIP code 75140. Telephone area code: 214, 469. 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.
