Lamesa, Texas Weather
Lamesa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Lamesa, Dawson County.
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About Lamesa, Texas
Lamesa sprawls across a land that speaks of wind and wide horizons, a place where the earth unfurls in vast, sun-baked plains. It lies 51.7 miles north of Midland, TX (from Midland, TX: bearing 8°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-south-west of ODonnell. The sky here is an immense dome, often a startling, vivid blue, that stretches without interruption to the distant, hazy edges of the world. Beneath it, the terrain is largely flat, a subtle, almost imperceptible rise and fall that suggests the slow, patient work of millennia of water and wind. Sparse grasses, tough and resilient, cling to the ochre soil, punctuated by the stoic shapes of mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the relentless sun. Evenings bring a profound stillness, and the light, as it softens, paints the landscape in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet benediction on the open country. The history of Lamesa is etched in the dusty trails of cattle drives and the tenacious spirit of settlers who saw potential in this seemingly austere expanse. Its economy has long been tied to the land, with cotton fields and cattle ranches forming the backbone of its prosperity, their yields dictated by the capricious generosity of the Texas sky. The discovery of oil in the mid-20th century brought a surge of activity, transforming the quiet agricultural center into a bustling hub for a time, leaving behind a legacy of wells and pipelines that still crisscross the surrounding countryside. Today, Lamesa retains a character shaped by this duality – the enduring agricultural rhythms and the ghost of a more boisterous, oil-fueled past. A distinctive feature is the sheer, unadorned openness of the place, a quality that invites contemplation and a deep appreciation for the subtle beauty of the High Plains.
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| Location | Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.7376°N, 101.950992°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79331 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamesa, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamesa, 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 Lamesa includes coordinates 32.737600°N, 101.950992°W, situated in Dawson County. ZIP code 79331. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
