Plainview, Texas Weather
Plainview, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Plainview, Nacogdoches County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Plainview. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Plainview is published on the A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (KOCH) page, 14 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: Angelina County Airport (KLFK) 37 km · San Augustine County Airport (K78R) 38 km · Center Municipal Airport (KF17) 52 km
Conditions reported at KOCH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 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 lies in a quiet corner of Nacogdoches County, where the East Texas Piney Woods begin to soften into rolling terrain. It lies 6.8 miles south-east of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 135°T), and is situated 16.3 miles north-east of Lufkin. The land here is a tapestry of loblolly pines, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, interspersed with sturdy oaks and the delicate lace of dogwood in spring. Creeks, like silver threads, weave through the landscape, their banks often lined with ferns and the persistent green of moss. The air, especially after a rain, carries the rich, loamy scent of the soil, a perfume of damp earth and pine resin, and the light at dusk often bathes the trees in a warm, honeyed glow, as if nature itself is preparing for slumber. The history of Plainview is as deeply rooted as the ancient pines that stand sentinel over its fields. Originally settled by families drawn to the fertile soil and abundant timber, the area's economy has long been tied to the land. Logging and small-scale agriculture were the early pillars, and while the landscape has seen changes, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the natural world persists. The quiet hum of tractors on distant farms, the occasional rumble of a truck carrying lumber, and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on the county roads speak to a life lived at a more measured pace. There are no grand monuments in Plainview, but the enduring quietude and the enduring presence of the trees tell a story of resilience and a deep, abiding connection to this particular patch of East Texas.
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, Nacogdoches County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.533515°N, 94.574652°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 31.533515°N, 94.574652°W, situated in Nacogdoches 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.
