Petersburg, Texas Weather
Petersburg, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petersburg, Hale County.
Full aviation weather for Petersburg is published on the Floydada Municipal Airport (K41F) page, 29 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. 6 airfields within reach of Petersburg 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 Petersburg: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) 31 km · Hale County Airport (KPVW) 35 km · Slaton Municipal Airport (KF49) 43 km · Town & Country Airpark (KF82) 47 km · Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport (K29F) 60 km
Conditions reported at K41F describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Petersburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Petersburg.
About Petersburg, Texas
Petersburg lies under a vast, sweeping sky that seems to stretch to the very edges of the world. It lies 25.0 miles north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 36°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of Abernathy. The land here is a canvas of muted greens and sun-baked browns, a gentle, almost imperceptible swell of earth that rolls on and on, broken only by the straight, unwavering lines of agricultural fields. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that paint the dusty roads and the stoic, low-slung buildings with a mellow, golden hue. The air, when it carries a breeze, brings with it the dry, clean scent of earth and distant, ripening grain, a fragrance that speaks of patient growth and the enduring spirit of the High Plains. The history of Petersburg is as deeply rooted in the soil as the cotton and sorghum that define its economy. This is a place where livelihoods have been shaped by the capricious bounty of the weather and the unwavering dedication to the land. For generations, families have worked these fields, their lives a quiet testament to resilience and a profound connection to the agricultural rhythm of West Texas. While grand monuments are absent, the enduring character of Petersburg is etched into the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the friendly, measured pace of daily life, a shared understanding passed down through the generations that value hard work and community above all else.
Live animated radar for Petersburg 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 | Petersburg, Hale County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.869525°N, 101.597388°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79250 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petersburg, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg includes coordinates 33.869525°N, 101.597388°W, situated in Hale County. ZIP code 79250. 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.
