Plainview, Texas Weather
Plainview, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plainview, Haskell County.
Full aviation weather for Plainview is published on the Arledge Field (KF56) page, 15 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. 4 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: Haskell Municipal Airport (K15F) 21 km · Stonewall County Airport (KT60) 38 km · Harrison Field of Knox City Airport (KF75) 46 km
Conditions reported at KF56 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plainview specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plainview.
About Plainview, Texas
Plainview emerges from the vast, rolling plains of West Texas, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a boundless canvas painted with the subtle hues of dawn and the fiery pronouncements of sunset. It lies 39.8 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 352°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-north-west of Stamford. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber yielding to the pale green of hardy grasses that sway like a silent ocean under the immense dome of the heavens. The air, often carrying the faint, dry scent of sun-baked soil and distant agriculture, possesses a peculiar clarity, allowing the horizon to recede and expand with a breathtaking indifference. Streets here are laid out with a deliberate, almost geometric precision, a testament to the town’s pragmatic founding, where straight lines cut across the land with a quiet confidence. The history of Plainview is deeply intertwined with the railroads that first charted these plains, bringing settlers and dreams of fertile ground to this arid expanse. Agriculture has always been the lifeblood, with cotton fields stretching to the edge of vision, their white bolls like scattered clouds in the summer heat, and the more recent diversification into beef cattle ranching adding another layer to the local economy. This landscape, once home to nomadic peoples, now bears the imprint of generations who have coaxed sustenance from its soil, a legacy visible in the sturdy brick buildings downtown and the enduring spirit of its people. Plainview’s character is one of resilience and understated beauty, a place where the quiet dignity of the land is reflected in the lives lived upon it.
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, Haskell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.020384°N, 99.823982°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 33.020384°N, 99.823982°W, situated in Haskell 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.
