Lake Jackson, Texas Weather
Lake Jackson, 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 Jackson, Brazoria County.
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About Lake Jackson, Texas
Lake Jackson, a community built around its namesake body of water, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the Brazos River's ancient delta. It lies 9.4 miles north-west of Brazosport, TX (from Brazosport, TX: bearing 310°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Angleton. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, a subtle rise and fall that hints at the alluvial plains, where the air often carries the humid breath of the Gulf Coast, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like venerable beards, stand sentinel in the woodlands, their gnarled forms a testament to the persistent, verdant life that thrives in this subtropical embrace. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of emerald grass and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing against the muted greens and browns of the undergrowth. The story of Lake Jackson is intrinsically tied to the burgeoning petrochemical industry that took root in the mid-20th century, a deliberate creation designed to house the workers of a massive chemical plant. This industrial genesis gave rise to a planned community, a departure from the more organic growth patterns of older Texas towns, and the legacy of that foresight can be seen in the orderly neighborhoods and the deliberate planning that still characterizes the area. The economy, though diversified over time, retains a strong connection to the industrial pulse, a hum that underpins the seemingly placid surface of everyday life. The lake itself, a reservoir originally constructed to serve these industries, has transformed into a recreational heart, its waters reflecting the wide, often cloud-strewn sky, a place where the quiet pursuit of fishing or a slow boat ride offers a counterpoint to the region's industrious past and present.
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| Location | Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.033858°N, 95.434386°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77566, 77515 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Jackson, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 29.033858°N, 95.434386°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77566, 77515. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
