Rankin, Texas Weather
Rankin, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rankin, Upton County.
Full aviation weather for Rankin is published on the Skywest Inc Airport (K7T7) page, 72 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K7T7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 72 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rankin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rankin.
About Rankin, Texas
Rankin, a quiet presence in Upton County, Texas, stretches across a landscape of subtle, baked earth. It lies 49.9 miles south-south-east of Odessa, TX (from Odessa, TX: bearing 149°T), and is situated 18.0 miles east-north-east of McCamey. The land here is a study in muted colors: ochre dust, pale sagebrush, and the bleached white of sun-baked bone, all under a sky that seems impossibly vast, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at distant mesquite and the mineral tang of the soil. Buildings stand low and sturdy, their facades weathered by decades of sun and wind, reflecting the resilient spirit of a place shaped by the elements rather than by grand pronouncements. The quiet hum of life in Rankin is a soft counterpoint to the wide-open spaces, a gentle persistence against the immensity of the West Texas sky. The story of Rankin is intrinsically tied to the fortunes of West Texas oil fields, a boom-and-bust cycle that has left its mark on the character of the locality. For generations, the economy has pulsed with the rhythm of drilling rigs and the transport of crude, a stark contrast to the enduring stillness of the surrounding plains. While the oil industry remains a significant thread, the enduring spirit of Rankin is also found in the hardy individuals who call it home, their lives woven into the fabric of a place where self-reliance and neighborly support are not mere ideals but practical necessities. The very ground beneath Rankin seems to whisper tales of prospectors, roughnecks, and families who carved a life from this challenging, yet beautiful, terrain.
Live animated radar for Rankin 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 | Rankin, Upton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.222648°N, 101.937908°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75119, 79778 |
| Area Code | 214, 469, 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rankin, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rankin, 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 Rankin includes coordinates 31.222648°N, 101.937908°W, situated in Upton County. ZIP code 75119, 79778. Telephone area code: 214, 469, 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.
