Petrolia, Texas Weather
Petrolia, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petrolia, Clay County.
Full aviation weather for Petrolia is published on the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (KSPS) page, 24 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 Petrolia 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 Petrolia: Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KCWC) 29 km · Grandfield Municipal Airport (K1O1) 53 km · Halliburton Field (KDUC) 57 km · Archer City Municipal Airport (KT39) 60 km
Conditions reported at KSPS describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Petrolia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Petrolia.
About Petrolia, Texas
Petrolia rests in a landscape of rolling plains, where the earth, a palette of muted ochres and dusty greens, stretches towards a sky that often hangs vast and pale. It lies 16.5 miles east-north-east of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-north-east of Dean. The air here, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and the distant whisper of grain fields. The land itself is not dramatic, but possesses a subtle resilience, marked by the occasional cluster of live oaks that stand like stoic sentinels against the wide-open horizons. Life in Petrolia moves with a measured cadence, a gentle ebb and flow that mirrors the slow turning of the seasons across these broad Texas vistas. The history of Petrolia is inextricably linked to the rich veins of oil that once pulsed beneath this unassuming terrain, a legacy that shaped its fortunes and left an indelible mark on its character. For decades, the hum of industry, the clatter of machinery, and the constant quest for black gold were the defining sounds of Petrolia, drawing a diverse populace and fostering a spirit of tenacious enterprise. Though the days of peak production may have passed, the echoes of that boom time still resonate, present in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the quiet pride of its residents who remember when this corner of Clay County was a focal point of considerable economic energy. The local economy now draws strength from agriculture and the enduring, close-knit bonds of a community that values its past while steadily charting its future.
Live animated radar for Petrolia 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 | Petrolia, Clay County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.013152°N, 98.232267°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76377 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petrolia, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petrolia, 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 Petrolia includes coordinates 34.013152°N, 98.232267°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 76377. Telephone area code: 817. 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.
