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, Wharton County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plainview.
About Plainview, Texas
Plainview unfolds across a landscape of vast, fertile plains, where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious indifference to human scale. It lies 43.7 miles south-west of Rosenberg, TX (from Rosenberg, TX: bearing 226°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-west of El Campo. The sky, a boundless canvas, shifts from the pearlescent blush of dawn to the deep, indigo velvet of night, often punctuated by the dramatic, theatrical sweep of thunderstorms that gather with an imposing grace. Here, the air carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a subtle reminder of the land's generous bounty. The terrain, a gentle swell of earth, lends itself to wide, open vistas, where the occasional cluster of live oaks offers solitary, stoic shade, their gnarled limbs reaching like ancient hands towards the sun. The very stillness of the place can feel profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Plainview is deeply entwined with the rich alluvial soils deposited by ancestral waterways, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. Agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and rice, has long been the lifeblood of this region, a tradition passed down through generations. The sturdy, functional architecture of the older buildings, some of which bear the subtle patina of decades of sun and wind, speaks to a pragmatic resilience. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring spirit of the people who have cultivated this land is a quiet, powerful testament to their perseverance. The local economy, though rooted in agriculture, also supports a network of small businesses that cater to the needs of the surrounding farms and families, fostering a sense of close-knit interdependence.
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| Location | Plainview, Wharton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.11331°N, 96.324411°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 29.113310°N, 96.324411°W, situated in Wharton 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.
