Little River-Academy, Texas Weather
Little River-Academy, 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 Little River-Academy, Bell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Little River-Academy. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Little River-Academy is published on the Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (KTPL) page, 19 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 Little River-Academy 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 River-Academy: Skylark Field (KILE) 33 km · Cameron Municipal Airpark (KT35) 39 km · Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (KGRK) 46 km · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) 46 km · Taylor Municipal Airport (KT74) 47 km
Conditions reported at KTPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Little River-Academy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Little River-Academy.
About Little River-Academy, Texas
Little River-Academy rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and wind, where the rolling Blackland Prairies begin to soften their edges. It lies 7.8 miles south of Temple, TX (from Temple, TX: bearing 187°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-east of Belton. Here, wide fields of sorghum and cotton stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the sky, their colors shifting with the sun's arc from the pale gold of morning to the deep, bruised purples of dusk. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid embrace that clings to the skin, hinting at the moisture drawn from unseen aquifers deep beneath the surface, a constant reminder of the land's deep, thirsty nature. Scattered live oaks, gnarled and ancient, offer pockets of shade, their broad limbs reaching out like weathered hands, silent witnesses to the quiet unfolding of days in this corner of Bell County. The story of Little River-Academy is one of settlement and sustenance, a place where the fertile soil has always dictated the pulse of life. Its roots are intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Central Texas, a legacy carried forward by generations who have worked this land, coaxing bounty from its rich, dark earth. The economy here, though modest, remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, with farming and ranching still holding sway, their prosperity a direct reflection of the sky's favor. There's a quiet resilience in Little River-Academy, a sense of enduring presence that speaks not of grand pronouncements but of the steady, understated strength found in the land and the people who call it home, a place where history isn't a relic but a living, breathing undercurrent.
Live animated radar for Little River-Academy 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 River-Academy, Bell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.986294°N, 97.358614°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76554 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little River-Academy, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little River-Academy, 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 River-Academy includes coordinates 30.986294°N, 97.358614°W, situated in Bell County. ZIP code 76554. Telephone area code: 254. 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.
