Rice, Texas Weather
Rice, 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 Rice, Navarro County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rice. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rice is published on the Ennis Municipal Airport (KF41) page, 18 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 Rice 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 Rice: C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal Airport (KCRS) 26 km · Dallas South Port Airport (KT13) 32 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNC) 42 km · Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY) 46 km · Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KF41 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rice specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rice.
About Rice, Texas
Rice, Texas, unfolds across a landscape of rolling plains, where the sky feels vast and unobstructed, a canvas for the ever-shifting moods of the Texas heavens. It lies 10.4 miles north of Corsicana, TX (from Corsicana, TX: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Ennis. The terrain here is gentle, a subtle rise and fall that speaks of ancient earth, now softened by centuries of sun and rain. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like sentinels against the horizon, punctuate the verdant fields, hinting at the quiet industry that defines this place. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, warm scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and ripening crops, a sensory hallmark of this corner of Navarro County. The story of Rice is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, particularly its namesake crop, though agriculture here has always been a varied endeavor, encompassing cotton and cattle alongside the grain. The railroad, a lifeline in earlier days, brought settlers and fostered a modest but resilient economy, connecting this agricultural heartland to wider markets. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Rice lies in its quiet persistence, its residents carrying on traditions of hard work and neighborly support. The rhythm of life in Rice is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that has shaped its identity for generations.
Live animated radar for Rice 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 | Rice, Navarro County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.243759°N, 96.498597°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75155 |
| Area Code | 214, 469 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rice, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rice, 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 Rice includes coordinates 32.243759°N, 96.498597°W, situated in Navarro County. ZIP code 75155. 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.
