Putnam, Texas Weather
Putnam, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Putnam, Callahan County.
Full aviation weather for Putnam is published on the Gregory M. Simmons Memorial Airport (KGZN) page, 16 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 Putnam 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 Putnam: Eastland Municipal Airport (KETN) 36 km · Abilene Regional Airport (KABI) 46 km · Stephens County Airport (KBKD) 48 km
Conditions reported at KGZN describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Putnam specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Putnam.
About Putnam, Texas
Putnam exists as a quiet breath upon the wide Texas plains, a scattering of buildings against an immense sky where the sun bleeds gold into the horizon each evening. It lies 32.0 miles east of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 100°T), and is situated 12.5 miles west of Cisco. The landscape unfurls in subtle, rolling contours, a tapestry of dry grasses and hardy mesquite, punctuated by the occasional sturdy oak that has weathered countless seasons. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, almost brittle quality, hinting at the vast distances that surround this unassuming place. Life here moves at the pace of the wind, a slow, deliberate current that has shaped the very character of Putnam. The story of Putnam is one of resilience, a testament to the hardy souls who sought a living from this often-challenging earth. Founded in an era when railroads were arteries of hope, its economy has long been tied to the rhythms of agriculture, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of cotton forming the backbone of its existence. Though the great iron horses no longer thunder through, the spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly reliance persists, a quiet strength found in the shared understanding of what it takes to thrive in this open country. There are no grand monuments here, only the enduring legacy of those who chose to plant their lives in the wide-open spaces of Putnam.
Live animated radar for Putnam 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 | Putnam, Callahan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.370963°N, 99.192571°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76469 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Putnam, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Putnam, 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 Putnam includes coordinates 32.370963°N, 99.192571°W, situated in Callahan County. ZIP code 76469. Telephone area code: 254. 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.
