Point Comfort, Texas Weather
Point Comfort, 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 Point Comfort, Calhoun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Point Comfort. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Point Comfort is published on the Calhoun County Airport (KPKV) page, 12 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 Point Comfort 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 Point Comfort: Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) 31 km · Jackson County Airport (K26R) 36 km · Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT) 40 km
Conditions reported at KPKV describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Point Comfort specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Point Comfort.
About Point Comfort, Texas
Point Comfort unfolds onto the shimmering expanse of Matagorda Bay, a place where the land surrenders gently to the insistent lapping of brackish waters. It lies 28.2 miles east-south-east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Port Lavaca. Here, the terrain is a low, flat plain, carpeted in resilient coastal grasses that sway like a sea of green under the vast, often brilliant Texas sky. The air itself carries a distinct tang of salt and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen marsh blossoms, a constant reminder of the Gulf's proximity. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a pearlescent quality, softening the edges of weathered docks and the utilitarian structures that mark the shoreline, giving the entire scene a dreamlike luminescence as dusk descends. The history of Point Comfort is deeply entwined with the maritime pulse of the Texas coast, a legacy born from the strategic advantage of its bay access. Early settlers saw in this locale a natural harbor, a gateway for trade and a refuge for vessels navigating these waters. While the grand ambitions of a burgeoning port might have waxed and waned, the spirit of industry has endured, manifesting today in the presence of significant industrial facilities that hum with a steady, purposeful energy, shaping the local economy. The waters surrounding Point Comfort, though perhaps not famed for pristine beaches, are rich with the life of the bay, supporting recreational fishing and a quiet, enduring connection to the rhythms of the sea that have defined this coastal settlement for generations.
Live animated radar for Point Comfort 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 | Point Comfort, Calhoun County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.679717°N, 96.560254°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77978, 77979 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Point Comfort, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Point Comfort, 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 Point Comfort includes coordinates 28.679717°N, 96.560254°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 77978, 77979. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
