Oakland, Texas Weather
Oakland, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Van Zandt County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Texas
Oakland sprawls gently across a landscape of rolling East Texas terrain, where the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil after a rain. It lies 30.5 miles west-north-west of Tyler, TX (from Tyler, TX: bearing 300°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of Canton. The land itself is a study in muted greens and browns, the low hills giving way to scattered stands of hardwood and dense pine forests that whisper secrets on the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a warm, almost buttery glow on the weathered clapboard houses and the occasional brick storefront that line the main thoroughfares. The pace of life here is unhurried, marked by the slow turning of seasons and the predictable hum of cicadas in the summer heat. Oakland's roots are sunk deep in the agricultural soil of Van Zandt County, a place that has long drawn its sustenance from the fertile land. Historically, farming and ranching have shaped the character and economy of Oakland, with cotton and cattle being enduring staples. You can still feel the echoes of that agrarian past in the wide-open fields and the weathered barns that dot the countryside, testaments to generations of hard work. While the economic landscape has diversified over the years, with some small businesses and services catering to the local populace, the enduring spirit of self-reliance and community, forged in the crucible of rural living, remains a distinctive feature of Oakland.
Live animated radar for Oakland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oakland, Van Zandt County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.571246°N, 95.75552°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78951, 77541, 75103, 77963 |
| Area Code | 214, 469, 409 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 32.571246°N, 95.755520°W, situated in Van Zandt 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. 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.
