Monahans, Texas Weather
Monahans, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monahans, Ward County.
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About Monahans, Texas
Monahans rests under a sky so vast it seems to hold its breath, a wide, flat expanse of wind-scoured earth where scrub brush clings stubbornly to sandy soil. It lies 28.8 miles south-west of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 234°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-north-east of Southwest Sandhill. The landscape here is a study in subtle shifts of ochre and pale green, punctuated by the stark silhouette of mesquite trees, their branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards the relentless sun. Dust, fine as talcum, coats everything, a constant reminder of the dry, arid embrace of this corner of West Texas. Even the air has a texture, a dry, warm caress that carries the faint scent of creosote after a rare rain. The town itself, a collection of low-slung buildings, seems to spread organically, an extension of the land rather than an imposition upon it. The history of Monahans is inextricably linked to the discovery of oil, a black gold that pumped life into this once-sleepy ranching outpost. The Permian Basin, a geological marvel beneath these seemingly barren plains, became the engine of the local economy, drawing workers and fortunes alike. What began as a scattering of tents and rough-hewn structures evolved into a functional, no-nonsense community that understands the ebb and flow of boom and bust. Beyond the oil rigs, the sand dunes of Monahans Sandhills State Park offer a surprising, almost alien beauty, vast waves of sand that shift and whisper in the wind, a stark contrast to the industry that surrounds them. It's a place that has learned to thrive on resilience, where the character of its people is as enduring as the persistent desert bloom.
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| Location | Monahans, Ward County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.594299°N, 102.892654°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79756 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monahans, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monahans, 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 Monahans includes coordinates 31.594299°N, 102.892654°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 79756. 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. 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.
