Marfa, Texas Weather
Marfa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Marfa, Presidio County.
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About Marfa, Texas
Marfa exists as a quiet tremor in the vast expanse of West Texas, a place where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight. It lies 139.0 miles south-west of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 221°T), and is situated 21.6 miles west of Alpine. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre dust, pale scrub brush clinging stubbornly to life, and distant mesas that bleed into the hazy horizon. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of the Chihuahuan Desert, and the light, especially at dusk, can transform the ordinary into something otherworldly, casting long, skeletal shadows that stretch and distort across the flat plains. This sparse beauty is imbued with a peculiar history, a legacy shaped by cattle ranching and a brief stint as a railroad town, its very existence a testament to human resilience against the immensity of the landscape. Marfa’s economy, once tethered to the fortunes of the land, has found a new, unexpected anchor in the art world, drawing visitors and artists alike to its stark canvases and minimalist installations, a curious juxtaposition of raw nature and sophisticated expression. The silence here is not empty; it is a resonant quiet, broken only by the whisper of wind or the distant rumble of a train, a sound that echoes through the wide-open spaces and the surprisingly vibrant cultural pulse of Marfa.
Live animated radar for Marfa and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Marfa, Presidio County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.307938°N, 104.019072°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79843 |
| Area Code | 915 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marfa, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marfa, 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 Marfa includes coordinates 30.307938°N, 104.019072°W, situated in Presidio County. ZIP code 79843. Telephone area code: 915. 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.
