Kilgore, Texas Weather
Kilgore, 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 Kilgore, Goliad County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kilgore. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kilgore is published on the Naval Outlying Landing Field Goliad (KNGT) page, 36 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 Kilgore 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 Kilgore: Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT) 38 km · Rooke Field (KRFG) 53 km · Chase Field Industrial Airport (KTX2) 58 km
Conditions reported at KNGT describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kilgore specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kilgore.
About Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore lies under the vast, sweeping sky of South Texas, where the land breathes a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 17.9 miles west of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 262°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-east of Goliad. The terrain here is a gently rolling expanse, a muted tapestry of greens and browns punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of mesquite trees and the occasional robust live oak, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers against the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of an ancient, enduring landscape. Distant farmsteads, mere smudges of white against the ochre fields, speak of a quiet resilience, a life lived in close communion with the elements. The history of Kilgore is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of its local economy, a legacy tied to the fertile ground and the resourceful spirit of its people. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of grains forming the backbone of the community. Echoes of earlier times, when the land was first settled, can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the older buildings, each brick and beam a quiet testament to perseverance. While the world beyond may rush forward, Kilgore moves at its own deliberate pace, a place where the dawn still brings the promise of honest work and the twilight offers a profound, star-dusted peace.
Live animated radar for Kilgore 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 | Kilgore, Goliad County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.769712°N, 97.296658°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77963, 75662 |
| Area Code | 409, 903 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kilgore, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kilgore, 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 Kilgore includes coordinates 28.769712°N, 97.296658°W, situated in Goliad County. ZIP code 77963, 75662. Telephone area code: 409, 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.
