Lakeview, Texas Weather
Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lakeview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lakeview is published on the Franklin County Airport (KF53) page, 9 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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview: Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (KOSA) 35 km · Clarksville Red River City-J D Trissell Field (KLBR) 37 km · Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR) 38 km · Winnsboro Municipal Airport (KF51) 40 km · Cox Field (KPRX) 42 km
Conditions reported at KF53 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakeview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakeview.
About Lakeview, Texas
Lakeview rests in the rolling East Texas terrain, a gentle swell of pine-covered hills that gradually descend towards the shimmering expanse of Lake Fork. It lies 51.2 miles east-north-east of Greenville, TX (from Greenville, TX: bearing 78°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Mount Vernon. The air here carries the humid scent of damp earth and blooming dogwood, especially potent after a summer shower, and the afternoon light, filtered through the dense canopy of loblolly pines, casts a dappled, emerald glow across the landscape. The roads, winding and often unpaved, snake between thickets of wild blackberry bushes and open fields where cattle graze, their forms softened by the hazy distance. The character of Lakeview is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world still holds a significant, almost palpable, presence. The history of Lakeview is deeply intertwined with the land and the water that defines it. Originally settled by families drawn to the fertile soil and abundant timber, the area's economy gradually shifted with the construction of Lake Fork, a reservoir created for flood control and, more importantly, recreation. This transformation brought a new wave of residents and businesses focused on fishing, boating, and tourism, turning Lakeview into a popular destination for anglers seeking trophy bass. The legacy of those earlier settlers can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and old farmhouses that dot the countryside, silent witnesses to a time when the land was worked more directly, before the siren song of the water became Lakeview's primary economic engine.
Live animated radar for Lakeview 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 | Lakeview, Franklin County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.295669°N, 95.2455°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79088, 75051, 76179, 79239 |
| Area Code | 817, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeview, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeview, 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 Lakeview includes coordinates 33.295669°N, 95.245500°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 79088, 75051, 76179, 79239. Telephone area code: 817, 806. 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.
