Phelps, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Phelps, Walker County.
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Phelps rests on a landscape that remembers the rolling hills of East Texas, a place where the dense canopy of pine and oak begins to soften, yielding to the open sky. It lies 6.6 miles east-south-east of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 107°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north of Willis. The air here, especially in the lingering light of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that push their way through the sandy loam. Creeks, often no more than a whisper of moving water during dry spells, carve gentle paths through the terrain, their banks lined with tenacious undergrowth. The very character of Phelps is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its natural surroundings, a testament to the enduring power of the land. The history of Phelps is interwoven with the sturdy, practical spirit of those who cleared the land and built their lives here, a story of agriculture and the quiet hum of rural enterprise. For generations, the economy of Phelps has been tied to the bounty of the earth, with cotton and cattle forming the bedrock of its sustenance. While the landscape itself offers a subtle beauty, it’s the enduring legacy of its people, their resilience and their deep connection to this particular corner of Walker County, that gives Phelps its distinct character. The rhythm of life here is measured by the changing seasons and the quiet ebb and flow of days, a steady cadence that has long defined this East Texas settlement.
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| Location | Phelps, Walker County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.696305°N, 95.444386°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77340, 77363 |
| Area Code | 713, 832 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Phelps, 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 Phelps includes coordinates 30.696305°N, 95.444386°W, situated in Walker County. ZIP code 77340, 77363. Telephone area code: 713, 832. 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.