Quitaque, Texas Weather
Quitaque, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Quitaque, Briscoe County.
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About Quitaque, Texas
Quitaque lies under a vast expanse of Texas sky, a place where the land stretches out in a quiet, determined way. It lies 71.1 miles north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 40°T), and is situated 27.6 miles north-east of Lockney. The terrain here rolls gently, a mosaic of muted greens and ochres under the relentless sun, hinting at the ancient seabed that once held this earth. Mesquite trees, gnarled and resilient, punctuate the landscape, their thorny branches reaching towards the heavens like supplicants. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a mineral tang mixed with the faint perfume of sun-baked grasses. Even the stillness here feels active, a patient waiting for the wind to stir the dust and paint ephemeral patterns across the plains. The roots of Quitaque run deep into the agricultural heritage of the High Plains, a testament to the grit of those who first settled this land. For generations, cattle ranching and farming have defined its pulse, the economy tethered to the cycles of rain and season, to the stubborn yield of cotton and sorghum. The railroad’s arrival once promised progress, and remnants of that ambition can still be felt in the layout of the older streets. Today, Quitaque carries a character of self-reliance, a quiet pride in its endurance, where neighbors know each other’s stories and the rhythm of life is dictated not by clocks, but by the dependable turning of the earth and the unwavering arc of the sun.
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| Location | Quitaque, Briscoe County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.366177°N, 101.057093°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79255 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quitaque, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quitaque, 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 Quitaque includes coordinates 34.366177°N, 101.057093°W, situated in Briscoe County. ZIP code 79255. 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. 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.
