Olton, Texas Weather
Olton, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olton, Lamb County.
Full aviation weather for Olton is published on the Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU) page, 37 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. 5 airfields within reach of Olton 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 Olton: Hale County Airport (KPVW) 38 km · Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport (K29F) 42 km · Muleshoe Municipal Airport (K2T1) 47 km · City of Tulia-Swisher County Municipal Airport (KI06) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLIU describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Olton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Olton.
About Olton, Texas
Olton rests on a wide, flat expanse, a place where the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation. It lies 44.8 miles north-north-west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 339°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-north-west of Hale Center. The land here, a rich, dark soil, stretches out under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, a canvas for the sun’s dramatic ascents and lingering sunsets that paint the western heavens in hues of rose and gold. Gusts of wind, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant agriculture, whisper through sparse cottonwoods and mesquite trees that punctuate the landscape, their shadows long and thin in the afternoon light. The character of Olton is one of quiet resilience, a steadfast presence against the sweeping openness of the High Plains, where the world feels both immense and intimately familiar. The story of Olton is deeply entwined with the railroad that brought it to life, a lifeline that spurred its growth in the early twentieth century as a hub for the region's burgeoning agricultural economy. Cotton, sorghum, and cattle have long been the sturdy pillars supporting Olton's livelihood, their cultivation shaping the very contours of the surrounding fields and the rhythm of daily life. This is a place where community ties run deep, forged in shared seasons of planting and harvest, and in the enduring spirit of its people who have weathered the ebb and flow of agricultural fortunes. The simple, unadorned architecture of its main street speaks of practicality and endurance, a testament to a history built on hard work and a clear-eyed view of the world.
Live animated radar for Olton 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 | Olton, Lamb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.183414°N, 102.134626°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79064 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olton, 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 Olton includes coordinates 34.183414°N, 102.134626°W, situated in Lamb County. ZIP code 79064. 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. 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.
