Mentone, Texas Weather
Mentone, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mentone, Loving County.
Full aviation weather for Mentone is published on the Pecos Municipal Airport (KPEQ) page, 37 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 Mentone 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 Mentone: Winkler County Airport (KINK) 39 km
Conditions reported at KPEQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mentone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mentone.
About Mentone, Texas
Mentone, a quiet sentinel in the vast expanse of Loving County, Texas, exhales a stillness that settles deep into the bones. It lies 61.7 miles south-east of Carlsbad, NM (from Carlsbad, NM: bearing 143°T), and is situated 20.5 miles north-north-west of Pecos. The landscape here is a study in understated grandeur, a panorama of sun-baked earth stretching towards horizons that blur into the haze of afternoon. Low, scrubby mesquite trees, gnarled and resilient, punctuate the ochre plains, their sparse shade a meager offering against the relentless sun. The wind, a constant companion, whispers secrets across the parched grasses, carrying the faint scent of dust and distant rain. Even the sky feels different, a boundless, cerulean dome that presses down with an almost tangible weight, broken only by the occasional, solitary hawk circling on unseen currents. The history of Mentone is inextricably linked to the discovery and exploitation of the Permian Basin's rich oil reserves, a boom-and-bust cycle that has shaped its character. For decades, the pulse of this remote settlement has been dictated by the drilling rigs and the ceaseless flow of hydrocarbons, a legacy etched into the very soil. While the frantic energy of past decades has subsided, a quiet determination persists, a testament to the tenacity of those who call this place home. The local economy, though lean, is sustained by the enduring presence of the oil industry and the hardy ranchers who work the sparse, unforgiving land. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here, only the quiet dignity of survival and the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to thrive under an immense, indifferent sky.
Live animated radar for Mentone 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 | Mentone, Loving County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.705129°N, 103.599348°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79754 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mentone, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mentone, 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 Mentone includes coordinates 31.705129°N, 103.599348°W, situated in Loving County. ZIP code 79754. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
