Paint Rock, Texas Weather
Paint Rock, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paint Rock, Concho County.
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About Paint Rock, Texas
Paint Rock unfolds itself across the Texas landscape like a well-worn saddle blanket, its character etched by the persistent sun and the whisper of the wind. It lies 30.6 miles east of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 84°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south of Ballinger. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, where rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to flatter expanses dotted with mesquite and hardy grasses. The Concho River, a ribbon of life through this semi-arid country, meanders close by, its banks a sanctuary for the occasional deer and the vibrant songs of unseen birds. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of dust and distant wildflowers, and as dusk approaches, the sky bleeds into hues of apricot and lavender, a quiet grandeur settling over the land. The history of Paint Rock is as deeply rooted as the ancient cedars that cling to the rocky outcrops. Originally settled by ranchers drawn to the fertile river valleys, its economy has long been tied to the land, with cattle ranching and agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance. The name itself evokes a past, hinting at the pictographs that once adorned the nearby bluffs, silent stories left by peoples long gone. While modernization has touched Paint Rock, it has done so gently, preserving a palpable sense of continuity. Life here moves at a deliberate pace, dictated less by the clock and more by the rising and setting of the sun, a rhythm that has sustained this corner of Concho County for generations.
Live animated radar for Paint Rock and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Paint Rock, Concho County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.508491°N, 99.920078°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76866 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paint Rock, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paint Rock, 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 Paint Rock includes coordinates 31.508491°N, 99.920078°W, situated in Concho County. ZIP code 76866. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
