Langtry, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Langtry, Val Verde County.
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Langtry, Texas, lies under a sky vast enough to swallow the sun whole, a place where the scrub brush clings stubbornly to the dry, baked earth. It lies 50.3 miles north-west of Del Rio, TX (from Del Rio, TX: bearing 308°T), and is situated 47.9 miles north-west of Cienegas Terrace. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, punctuated by the occasional mesquite tree, its branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward a relentless sun. The air, when it moves, carries the scent of dry grass and distant, unseen water, a promise as thin as a mirage. Rolling hills, worn smooth by wind and eons, give way to a landscape that feels as ancient as the stones themselves, the silence broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the sparse undergrowth. The light at dusk settles over Langtry like a fine, golden dust, softening the sharp edges of the world and lending a quiet grandeur to the seemingly endless expanse. This corner of Val Verde County, long shaped by the ebb and flow of frontiers, holds a particular echo of the past. Langtry, once a bustling railroad town, now carries the weight of its history in the weathered wood of its few remaining structures. The iconic Langtry Building, a relic of its more vibrant days, stands as a stoic reminder of the figures who passed through this remote outpost. The local economy, once fueled by the iron horse and the hardy souls who worked it, now relies on the land itself, a patient, demanding partner. Ranching, in its most elemental form, dictates the rhythm of life here, a slow, steady beat against the vastness. The Pecos River, a ribbon of life through this arid country, offers a different kind of permanence, its waters a vital artery that has sustained generations.
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| Location | Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.808536°N, 101.558725°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78871 |
| Area Code | 512, 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langtry, 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 Langtry includes coordinates 29.808536°N, 101.558725°W, situated in Val Verde County. ZIP code 78871. Telephone area code: 512, 830. 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.