Riesel, Texas Weather
Riesel, 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 Riesel, McLennan County.
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About Riesel, Texas
Riesel unfolds under a sky that often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the slow, deliberate dance of clouds across McLennan County. It lies 14.1 miles east-south-east of Waco, TX (from Waco, TX: bearing 111°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-west of Mart. Here, the land breathes a quiet resilience, a gentle rolling terrain that speaks of ancient seabeds and the persistent work of water. Oak trees, stout and patient, punctuate the fields, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the sun. The air itself carries a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and the faintest whisper of distant green. Life in Riesel moves with the steady cadence of the seasons, the days marked by the rustle of corn stalks and the low hum of tractors. The story of Riesel is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they cultivate. Founded by settlers drawn to the promise of rich soil, the town has long been anchored by agriculture, its economy tied to the bounty of cotton fields and cattle ranches that carpet the surrounding countryside. Echoes of its past can be found in the weathered facades of older buildings, remnants of a time when the railroad brought a new pulse to this corner of Texas. While modern life has brought its own currents, the heart of Riesel still beats with the rhythm of the land, a place where community is as vital as the rain that nourishes the crops.
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| Location | Riesel, McLennan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.474892°N, 96.923326°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76682 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riesel, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riesel, 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 Riesel includes coordinates 31.474892°N, 96.923326°W, situated in McLennan County. ZIP code 76682. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
