Lakeway, Texas Weather
Lakeway, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lakeway, Travis County.
Full aviation weather for Lakeway is published on the Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) page, 1 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 Lakeway 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 Lakeway: Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport (KRYW) 15 km · Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) 37 km · Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark (KDZB) 39 km · Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) 41 km · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) 46 km
Conditions reported at K3R9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakeway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lakeway, Texas
Lakeway unfurls along the undulating shores of Lake Travis, a place where the Texas sun, even in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the scattered live oaks and hardy cedar. It lies 13.9 miles south-west of Cedar Park, TX (from Cedar Park, TX: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west of Steiner Ranch. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and sun-baked earth, carries the distant murmur of boat engines and the laughter of families gathered on manicured lawns that spill down towards the water. Rolling hills, a gentle preamble to the ruggedness of the Texas Hill Country, define the horizon, their slopes dotted with homes that seem to embrace the landscape rather than impose upon it. Here, the sheer scale of the lake, a shimmering expanse of blue that seems to breathe with the changing light, dictates the rhythm of life, pulling residents to its shores for recreation and quiet contemplation. The genesis of Lakeway lies in a vision of lakeside living, a planned community that bloomed from what was once a more rugged, less accessible terrain. Its economy, once tied to the land's natural resources and the burgeoning tourism drawn by the lake, has diversified, now encompassing a vibrant mix of service industries and professional endeavors, reflecting the influx of those drawn to its unique blend of natural beauty and modern convenience. The creation of Lake Travis itself, a monumental feat of engineering, fundamentally reshaped this corner of Travis County, turning arid expanses into a recreational paradise. While Lakeway may not boast grand historical monuments, its character is deeply imbued with the spirit of this vast waterway, a constant, undeniable presence that shapes both its physical form and the enduring allure for those who call it home.
Live animated radar for Lakeway 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 | Lakeway, Travis County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.367979°N, 97.991679°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78734, 78738 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeway, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeway, 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 Lakeway includes coordinates 30.367979°N, 97.991679°W, situated in Travis County. ZIP code 78734, 78738. Telephone area code: 512, 737. 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.
