Prairie View, Texas Weather
Prairie View, 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 Prairie View, Waller County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prairie View.
About Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View unfolds across a landscape of broad, open skies and gently rolling terrain, where the golden light of late afternoon often stretches long shadows from scattered pecan trees and the occasional, sturdy oak. It lies 19.4 miles west-north-west of Cypress, TX (from Cypress, TX: bearing 296°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Hempstead. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, earthy scent of well-tilled soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers that dot the fields. Here, the land feels fundamentally generous, a wide canvas under a sky that can shift from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the dramatic, fiery hues of sunset with a breathtaking speed. The houses, often modest and weathered, seem to settle into the earth rather than impose upon it, their porches catching the breeze that whispers through the tall, dry grasses. The history of Prairie View is deeply intertwined with the legacy of education and agricultural endeavor. Founded as a center for African American advancement in the post-Reconstruction era, Prairie View Normal Institute, now Prairie View A&M University, has been a beacon of learning and opportunity for generations, its stately buildings a prominent feature on the horizon. This enduring connection to higher education has shaped the character of Prairie View, infusing it with a vibrant intellectual pulse alongside its agricultural roots. The economy, while influenced by the university’s presence, still carries the echo of its farming past, with remnants of cotton fields and cattle ranches still visible, their prosperity tied to the rhythms of the seasons and the fertile soil. It is a place where the past and present mingle, where the quiet dignity of hard work and the pursuit of knowledge walk hand in hand.
Live animated radar for Prairie View and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Prairie View, Waller County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.093274°N, 95.987734°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77446 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairie View, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairie View, 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 Prairie View includes coordinates 30.093274°N, 95.987734°W, situated in Waller County. ZIP code 77446. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
