Red Oak, Texas Weather
Red Oak, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Red Oak, Ellis County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
