Little Elm, Texas Weather
Little Elm, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Little Elm, Denton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Little Elm. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Little Elm is published on the McKinney National Airport (KTKI) page, 32 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. 2 airfields within reach of Little Elm 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 Little Elm: Finney Field (KT47) 49 km
Conditions reported at KTKI describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little Elm specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Little Elm, Texas
Little Elm unfurls itself along the shimmering edge of Lewisville Lake, a place where the prairie sky spills an endless blue over gently rolling terrain. It lies 5.9 miles north-north-west of The Colony, TX (from The Colony, TX: bearing 330°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Frisco. The air, especially in the long, languid afternoons, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a subtle sweetness that hints at the wilder spaces beyond the manicured lawns and the vibrant splash of public parks. Here, the land breathes with an open, unpretentious spirit, its character shaped by the broad strokes of Texas sky and the persistent whisper of wind through the abundant trees that give the town its name. The light, when it catches the water at dusk, transforms the world into a palette of soft, bruised purples and molten golds, a silent, daily spectacle that imbues even the most ordinary moments with a quiet magic. This stretch of Denton County has a history that whispers of agricultural roots and a more recent, dynamic transformation driven by the allure of the lake. For generations, the land yielded crops, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who worked it, but the creation of Lewisville Lake in the mid-20th century irrevocably altered the landscape and its destiny. Now, Little Elm thrives on a blend of residential growth and a burgeoning tourism and recreation economy, drawing families and outdoor enthusiasts to its extensive shoreline and recreational facilities. The town’s character is a lively mix of established neighborhoods and new developments, all connected by a shared appreciation for the water’s embrace and the friendly, unhurried rhythm that defines life along its shores.
Live animated radar for Little Elm 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 | Little Elm, Denton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.162619°N, 96.937505°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76642, 75068 |
| Area Code | 325, 214, 469, 972 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Elm, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Elm, 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 Little Elm includes coordinates 33.162619°N, 96.937505°W, situated in Denton County. ZIP code 76642, 75068. Telephone area code: 325, 214, 469, 972. 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.
