Ralls, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ralls, Crosby County.
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Ralls rises from the wide, flat plains of West Texas, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, its blue an impossibly deep hue against the horizon. It lies 27.7 miles east-north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Crosbyton. Here, the landscape is a study in subtle textures: fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered clouds in the summer sun, give way to the dusty ochre of dry earth, crisscrossed by the faint lines of irrigation ditches. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint aroma of distant agriculture. Evenings bring a particular kind of stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind through sparse mesquite trees and the slow, deliberate turning of the day into twilight, when the light bleeds gold and rose across the vast expanse. The story of Ralls is deeply entwined with the land and the ambition of those who first settled it. Founded in the early 20th century, it quickly became a hub for the surrounding agricultural community, its fortunes tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, primarily cotton and grain. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, still marks the town's core, a quiet reminder of bygone eras. While the agricultural economy remains the bedrock, the character of Ralls is also shaped by a resilient spirit, a quiet pragmatism born of living under the immense West Texas sky. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a rhythm that has persisted through generations, marked by the enduring presence of family farms and the close-knit bonds that form in such expansive, open country.
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| Location | Ralls, Crosby County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.674252°N, 101.387656°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79357 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ralls, 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 Ralls includes coordinates 33.674252°N, 101.387656°W, situated in Crosby County. ZIP code 79357. 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.