Richwood, Texas Weather
Richwood, 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 Richwood, Brazoria County.
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About Richwood, Texas
Richwood exhales a humid breath, a slow exhalation of warm, damp air that clings to the skin like a second shirt. It lies 2.1 miles north-east of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-west of Brazosport. The land here in Brazoria County is flat, a low-lying expanse where the sky feels vast and close, often streaked with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a Gulf Coast sunset. Cypress trees, their knees like stoic sentinels, stand guard over the sluggish, dark waters that meander through the landscape, reflecting the heavy green of the surrounding foliage. The air hums with the incessant chorus of insects, a constant, low-frequency vibration that is the very heartbeat of this humid terrain, punctuated by the occasional mournful cry of a distant bird. The history of Richwood is inextricably tied to the fertile, alluvial soils that have long drawn agricultural endeavors to this part of Texas. For generations, cotton and sugar cane were the lifeblood, their cultivation shaping the very character of the land and the people who worked it, leaving behind a legacy of hard-won prosperity and quiet resilience. While those days have largely faded, the echoes of that past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring sense of community that permeates Richwood. Today, the local economy draws sustenance from industries that harness the region's natural resources and its strategic position, with the nearby waterways serving as vital arteries for commerce and connection, carrying the whispers of commerce out towards the Gulf.
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| Location | Richwood, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.056079°N, 95.40994°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77531, 77515 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richwood, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richwood, 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 Richwood includes coordinates 29.056079°N, 95.409940°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77531, 77515. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
