Red Oak, Texas Weather
Red Oak, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Red Oak, Ellis County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Red Oak. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Red Oak is published on the Lancaster Airport (KLNC) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Red Oak 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 Red Oak: Dallas South Port Airport (KT13) 12 km · Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY) 12 km · Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD) 19 km · Ennis Municipal Airport (KF41) 25 km · Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ) 36 km
Conditions reported at KLNC describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Oak specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Oak.
About Red Oak, Texas
Red Oak rises from the Ellis County plains under a sky that often stretches wide and pale blue, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds. It lies 5.9 miles south-south-east of DeSoto, TX (from DeSoto, TX: bearing 148°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-north-east of Waxahachie. The land here, unfurling in broad, grassy expanses punctuated by stands of mesquite and the occasional, resilient oak, feels settled, as if it has long known its shape. Roads, some paved and some still a dusty ochre, trace gentle curves across the terrain, leading the eye toward horizons where the land seems to meet the heavens in a soft, hazy line. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a dry warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and wild grasses. The history of Red Oak is tied to the westward expansion and the fertile lands that drew early settlers seeking opportunity. Its economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture—cotton and cattle being prominent—has seen a steady shift towards a more diversified base, with growing residential communities and light industry finding a foothold. This evolution is visible in the landscape, where older farmsteads, their weathered wood a testament to seasons past, coexist with newer homes. The spirit of Red Oak, though, remains rooted in a sense of quiet persistence, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather blends with the ongoing narrative of life unfolding under the wide Texas sky.
Live animated radar for Red Oak 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 | Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.517638°N, 96.804442°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75154 |
| Area Code | 214, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Oak, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Oak, 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 Red Oak includes coordinates 32.517638°N, 96.804442°W, situated in Ellis County. ZIP code 75154. Telephone area code: 214, 469. 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.
