Plainview, Texas Weather
Plainview, 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 Plainview, Houston County.
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About Plainview, Texas
Plainview, Texas, breathes a quiet dignity under a sky that stretches wide and blue. It lies 32.4 miles west-south-west of Lufkin, TX (from Lufkin, TX: bearing 256°T), and is situated 13.3 miles east-south-east of Crockett. The land around Plainview rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible inclination, a subtle rise and fall that is more felt than seen, leading the eye toward horizons softened by the haze of distance. Here, the earth itself is a rich, ruddy loam, a color that deepens with the moisture of a passing shower, and it supports stands of mesquite and hardy grasses that hold their own against the Texas sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers struggling for purchase in the sparse soil. This place has a history tied to the land and the people who have worked it. Plainview was once a hub for agriculture, its prosperity built on the bounty of cotton and cattle, a legacy still evident in the weathered barns and the quiet strength of its residents. The local economy has shifted, seeking new paths, but the spirit of resilience remains, a quiet hum beneath the everyday routines. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the simple, enduring structures of its main street and the enduring traditions of neighborliness speak to a continuity of life, a steady pulse that has kept Plainview alive and well for generations.
Live animated radar for Plainview and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Plainview, Houston County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.223238°N, 95.261606°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75961, 77455, 79072 |
| Area Code | 281, 806 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Plainview includes coordinates 31.223238°N, 95.261606°W, situated in Houston 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. 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.
