Lake Dallas, Texas Weather
Lake Dallas, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lake Dallas, Denton County.
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About Lake Dallas, Texas
Lake Dallas unfolds as a landscape painted in the muted greens and golds of North Texas, where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that can shift from an assertive, cloud-flecked blue to a bruised, twilight purple. It lies 5.4 miles north-north-west of Lewisville, TX (from Lewisville, TX: bearing 340°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Denton. The land here is mostly flat, a gentle, almost imperceptible incline leading towards the broad, shimmering expanse of the lake itself, the dominant feature that dictates the town's character and its very name. Suburban homes with manicured lawns begin to intermingle with older, more weathered structures, hinting at a layered development, while the air often carries the dry, sun-baked scent of mown grass and the distant hum of traffic from larger thoroughfares. Evenings can bring a particular quality of light, a soft, diffused glow that softens the edges of the houses and casts long shadows across the quiet streets, imbuing the settling dusk with a sense of peaceful closure. The story of Lake Dallas is intrinsically tied to the creation of its namesake reservoir in the mid-20th century, a project that reshaped the local geography and brought new opportunities. Before the dam, the area was primarily agricultural, with cotton fields and cattle ranches defining the economic pulse. Today, while remnants of that rural past persist in the scattered farmsteads and the enduring connection to the land, the economy has diversified, leaning into service industries and the needs of a growing population drawn by the allure of lakeside living and proximity to larger urban centers. The lake itself remains a focal point, a source of recreation and a subtle, ever-present reminder of the water's power to shape both the natural environment and the lives of those who call Lake Dallas home.
Live animated radar for Lake Dallas 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.
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| Location | Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.119288°N, 97.025564°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75065 |
| Area Code | 214, 469, 972 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Dallas, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Dallas, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Lake Dallas includes coordinates 33.119288°N, 97.025564°W, situated in Denton County. ZIP code 75065. Telephone area code: 214, 469, 972. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
