Paint Creek, Texas Weather
Paint Creek, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paint Creek, Haskell County.
Full aviation weather for Paint Creek is published on the Haskell Municipal Airport (K15F) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Paint Creek 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 Paint Creek: Arledge Field (KF56) 18 km · Harrison Field of Knox City Airport (KF75) 44 km · Stonewall County Airport (KT60) 50 km
Conditions reported at K15F describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paint Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paint Creek.
About Paint Creek, Texas
Paint Creek, Texas, unfurls beneath a vast, often brilliant sky, a landscape etched by the patient hand of water and wind. It lies 42.6 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 5°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-east of Haskell. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and pale tan, where mesquite and prickly pear cling tenaciously to the soil. Gentle swells rise and fall, not dramatic mountains but the subtle undulation of the Texas plains, a terrain that invites the eye to sweep across horizons. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-baked scent, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of wild flowers that bloom defiantly in the sparse soil. Here, the light itself seems to possess a tangible quality, softening the edges of the world as day surrenders to twilight, casting long, languid shadows that stretch across the land like sleepy giants. The story of Paint Creek is one of resilience, a testament to those who have sought sustenance from this often unforgiving earth. Its early days were tied to the rhythms of ranching and agriculture, the land yielding its bounty to the persistent efforts of settlers. The local economy, while perhaps not booming, hums with the quiet industry of those who understand and respect the land, their livelihoods often bound to the cycles of the seasons and the needs of livestock or crops. There are no grand monuments here, no sprawling universities; instead, the distinction of Paint Creek lies in its unvarnished character, its unhurried pace of life, and the deep-rooted connection its people share with the broad, open spaces that define this corner of Haskell County.
Live animated radar for Paint Creek 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 | Paint Creek, Haskell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.062884°N, 99.672867°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79521, 79545 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paint Creek, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paint Creek, 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 Paint Creek includes coordinates 33.062884°N, 99.672867°W, situated in Haskell County. ZIP code 79521, 79545. 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.
