Mountain City, Texas Weather
Mountain City, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Mountain City, Hays County.
Full aviation weather for Mountain City is published on the San Marcos Regional Airport (KHYI) page, 16 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 Mountain City 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 Mountain City: Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) 28 km · Lockhart Municipal Airport (K50R) 29 km · Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) 37 km · New Braunfels National Airport (KBAZ) 40 km · Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) 51 km
Conditions reported at KHYI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Mountain City, Texas
Mountain City unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the quiet persistence of water and wind, where the rolling hills of Hays County gently surrender to broad, sun-drenched expanses. It lies 3.4 miles north of Kyle, TX (from Kyle, TX: bearing 350°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-west of Buda. The very air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a certain luminous quality, as if the light itself has learned to linger, painting the scattered live oaks and mesquite in hues of amber and rose. These scattered settlements, punctuated by the occasional farmstead, seem to breathe with the land, their structures echoing the earthy tones of the surrounding terrain, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately close. The history of Mountain City is a tale whispered by the very soil, a narrative woven from the threads of early settlers drawn to the fertile grounds and the promise of a life lived in harmony with nature. Though not a bustling metropolis, Mountain City has long been a hub for agricultural endeavors, its economy historically tied to the bountiful produce of the region, a legacy that continues to inform its character. The quiet hum of local businesses, the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors, and the unhurried pace of daily life all speak to a deep-seated connection to place, a distinctive rhythm that sets Mountain City apart.
Live animated radar for Mountain City 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 | Mountain City, Hays County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.037159°N, 97.88695°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78640, 78610 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain City, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain City, 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 Mountain City includes coordinates 30.037159°N, 97.886950°W, situated in Hays County. ZIP code 78640, 78610. Telephone area code: 512, 737. 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.
