O'Brien, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for O'Brien, Haskell County.
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O'Brien, Texas, is a place where the sky feels as vast as eternity, stretching an unbroken canvas over land that rolls with the gentle, patient breath of the High Plains. It lies 64.7 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 354°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-south-west of Knox City. Here, the earth itself seems to hold its secrets close, a muted palette of ochre and pale green under a sun that can be both brilliant and benevolent. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches twisted into stoic poses by the wind, punctuate the horizon, offering scant shade in the wide-open spaces where the air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent tinged with the subtle perfume of wild grasses. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of grit and light, often pirouette across the fields, testament to the ceaseless, quiet work of the wind. The history of O'Brien is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a story of resilience etched into the very character of its people. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, carved out a life here, their efforts echoing in the quiet persistence of the agricultural economy that still defines the region. Cotton and grain have long been the sturdy pillars of O'Brien's livelihood, their cycles dictating the rhythm of life. While not a place of grand monuments, O'Brien possesses a distinctive spirit, a quiet strength born from generations of weathering the elements and finding beauty in the stark, unadorned landscapes. The glow of the setting sun, when it bleeds across the western sky in fiery hues, is a spectacle that needs no embellishment, painting the land in colors that linger long after dusk has settled.
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| Location | O'Brien, Haskell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.380096°N, 99.843704°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79539 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for O'Brien, 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 O'Brien includes coordinates 33.380096°N, 99.843704°W, situated in Haskell County. ZIP code 79539. 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.