Quail, Texas Weather
Quail, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Quail, Collingsworth County.
Full aviation weather for Quail is published on the Memphis Municipal Airport (KF21) page, 22 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 Quail 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 Quail: Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport Bass Field (KE34) 43 km · Hollis Municipal Airport (KO35) 50 km · Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS) 54 km
Conditions reported at KF21 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Quail specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Quail.
About Quail, Texas
Quail exists in a wide expanse of Texas where the land stretches out under a sky that can hold more blue than a painter could ever mix. It lies 83.9 miles east-south-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 104°T), and is situated 14.9 miles north-north-east of Memphis. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle rolling that hints at underlying bedrock, punctuated by the occasional low rise. Vast fields of cotton and grain, golden or emerald depending on the season, dominate the immediate landscape, their neat rows marching towards horizons that seem to recede with every glance. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of earth and air, sometimes spin across the open spaces, and the air itself often carries the dry, sun-baked scent of soil and prairie grass, a fragrance that clings to everything. Evenings here can bring a hushed quiet, the light deepening into a rich, buttery gold that softens the edges of the world. The story of Quail is tied to the hardy pioneers who carved out a life from this soil, their persistence evident in the enduring farms and the quiet resilience of the community. Originally a stop along a vital transportation route, the settlement grew with the expansion of agriculture, particularly cotton cultivation, which became the economic lifeblood for generations. While the boom years may have passed, the spirit of that agrarian past remains, seen in the weathered barns and the deep respect for the land that still underpins the local economy. You won't find bustling tourist attractions here, but rather the quiet dignity of a place that has always been about sustenance and hard work, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.
Live animated radar for Quail 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.
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| Location | Quail, Collingsworth County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.909775°N, 100.398456°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79251 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quail, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quail, 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 Quail includes coordinates 34.909775°N, 100.398456°W, situated in Collingsworth County. ZIP code 79251. Telephone area code: 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.
