Oakland, Texas Weather
Oakland, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Brazoria County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oakland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) page, 13 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. 3 airfields within reach of Oakland 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 Oakland: Bay City Regional Airport (KBYY) 41 km · Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLBX describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Texas
Oakland unfurls across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate seep of the Brazos River, its flat terrain a canvas for the vast Texas sky. It lies 3.0 miles south of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 191°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-north-west of Brazosport. Dense stands of live oak, their branches gnarled and heavy with Spanish moss, punctuate the open fields, creating pockets of deep, emerald shade that contrast with the sun-bleached grasses. The air here carries a perpetual humidity, a warm breath that clings to the skin and carries the faint, sweet scent of blooming wildflowers and the more primal, earthy aroma of damp soil. Dusk paints the horizon in bruised purples and fiery oranges, a spectacle that spills across the immense flatness, making the scattered farmhouses and weathered barns seem like lone ships adrift on an ocean of twilight. The history of Oakland is inextricably tied to the fertile silt deposited by the Brazos, a river that has both sustained and threatened this land for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich agricultural soil, established a community that thrived on cotton and cattle. Though the grand plantations of old have largely faded, the legacy of that era lingers in the quiet dignity of the older homes and the enduring connection to the land. Today, the local economy still draws strength from agriculture, with rice and soybeans now sharing prominence with the traditional livestock, their emerald fields a testament to the enduring bounty of the river basin. Small businesses, the backbone of Oakland's daily life, operate at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, their storefronts reflecting the unhurried rhythm of this South Texas settlement.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.991914°N, 95.443831°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78951, 77541, 75103, 77963 |
| Area Code | 214, 469, 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 28.991914°N, 95.443831°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 78951, 77541, 75103, 77963. Telephone area code: 214, 469, 409. 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.
