Plainview, Texas Weather
Plainview, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Plainview, Hale County.
Full aviation weather for Plainview is published on the Hale County Airport (KPVW) page, 2 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 Plainview 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 Plainview: Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport (K29F) 24 km · Floydada Municipal Airport (K41F) 40 km · City of Tulia-Swisher County Municipal Airport (KI06) 43 km · Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) 59 km
Conditions reported at KPVW describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plainview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Plainview, Texas
Plainview rises from the vast, flat expanse of the South Plains, a landscape of immense, unbroken horizons where the sky feels as tangible as the earth. It lies 42.8 miles north-north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 11°T), and is situated 2.1 miles south-south-west of Seth Ward. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle swell that meets the distant blue with a quiet resilience. Dust, fine as talc, is a constant companion, settling on weathered fences and the sturdy, low-slung buildings that define the town's perimeter. In the late afternoon, when the sun begins its slow descent, the light softens, casting long, wavering shadows that stretch across fields of cotton and sorghum, painting the world in hues of ochre and pale gold. The air, even in the heat of summer, carries a dryness that speaks of deep wells and the thirsty earth. This is the heartland of agricultural Texas, and Plainview's identity is inextricably tied to the bounty of its soil. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, with cotton fields stretching to the edge of perception and the hum of irrigation systems a constant, low thrum beneath the quiet of the day. The town itself grew around the needs of these fields, a hub for machinery, supplies, and the gathering of harvests. The legacy of the early settlers, who tamed this seemingly unyielding prairie, is etched into the stoic character of its people. While agriculture remains central, the discovery of oil in the region has brought a secondary, sometimes more boisterous, layer to Plainview's economy, a reminder of the earth's hidden riches.
Live animated radar for Plainview 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 | Plainview, Hale County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.184794°N, 101.706842°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75961, 77455, 79072 |
| Area Code | 281, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plainview, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainview, 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 Plainview includes coordinates 34.184794°N, 101.706842°W, situated in Hale County. ZIP code 75961, 77455, 79072. Telephone area code: 281, 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.
