Melvin, Texas Weather
Melvin, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Melvin, McCulloch County.
Full aviation weather for Melvin is published on the Curtis Field (KBBD) page, 24 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 Melvin 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 Melvin: Menard County Airport (KT50) 36 km
Conditions reported at KBBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Melvin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Melvin.
About Melvin, Texas
Melvin lies under a sky so vast it seems to hold the whole world in its blue expanse. It lies 53.9 miles east-south-east of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 110°T), and is situated 15.1 miles west-north-west of Brady. The land here rolls, not with the dramatic upheaval of mountains, but with the slow, considered breath of ancient earth, a landscape of mesquite-dotted pastures and stoic live oaks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and the faintest whisper of wild sage, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a memory. Even the wind seems to move with a deliberate purpose, rustling through the sparse grasses and around the weathered fences that delineate the ranches. In the distance, the horizon is a soft, hazy line, blurring the edges between the pale earth and the paler sky, a testament to the enduring quietude of this place. The history of Melvin is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who have worked this soil, primarily cattle ranching that has sustained the local economy for generations. The town itself, a cluster of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, reflects a pragmatic approach to life, where functionality often takes precedence over ornamentation. There's a deep-rooted sense of community here, a quiet understanding forged in shared seasons of drought and plenty, a rhythm of life dictated more by the sun and the rain than by the ticking of clocks. The general store, a repository of local lore and everyday necessities, serves as the unofficial heart of Melvin, a place where news is exchanged and the gentle hum of commerce provides a steady, comforting soundtrack to the days.
Live animated radar for Melvin 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.
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| Location | Melvin, McCulloch County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.195168°N, 99.579785°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76858 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melvin, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melvin, 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 Melvin includes coordinates 31.195168°N, 99.579785°W, situated in McCulloch County. ZIP code 76858. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
