LaWard, Texas Weather
LaWard, 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 LaWard, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near LaWard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for LaWard is published on the Jackson County Airport (K26R) page, 21 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 LaWard 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 LaWard: Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) 24 km · Calhoun County Airport (KPKV) 30 km · Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT) 44 km · Wharton Regional Airport (KARM) 55 km
Conditions reported at K26R describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at LaWard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for LaWard.
About LaWard, Texas
LaWard exists as a quiet exhale on the Texas coastal plain, a place where the earth seems to hold its breath under a sky that stretches on forever. It lies 32.8 miles east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 85°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-north-east of Port Lavaca. The landscape here is a generous spread of low-lying terrain, kissed by the relentless Gulf breeze, where the dominant hues are the pale green of coastal grasses and the deep, bruised indigo of distant storm clouds gathering on the horizon. Ancient oaks, gnarled and stoic, dot the fields, their branches heavy with Spanish moss, creating islands of shade that offer little respite from the humid embrace of the air. The very air itself feels thick, carrying the faint, briny tang of the nearby Gulf and the sweet, earthy scent of sun-baked soil, a constant reminder of the elements that shape this particular corner of Jackson County. The history of LaWard is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of the region, a legacy of cotton and cattle that still echoes in the weathered barns and the patient, sun-weathered faces of its inhabitants. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting families who understood the subtle language of the soil and the capricious nature of the weather. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed LaWard, the local economy has always been anchored by the steady pulse of farming and ranching, a way of life that fosters a quiet resilience and a deep respect for the natural world. The occasional rumble of a distant train, a lone pickup truck kicking up dust on a gravel road, these are the sounds that punctuate the slow, unhurried pace of life in LaWard, a place that has learned to find its beauty in the enduring simplicity of its existence.
Live animated radar for LaWard 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 | LaWard, Jackson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.843877°N, 96.464139°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77970, 77971 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This LaWard, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for LaWard, 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 LaWard includes coordinates 28.843877°N, 96.464139°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 77970, 77971. 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.
