Riesel, Texas Weather
Riesel, 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 Riesel, McLennan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riesel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riesel is published on the Marlin Airport (KT15) page, 16 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 Riesel 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 Riesel: Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (K73F) 19 km · TSTC Waco Airport (KCNW) 23 km · Waco Regional Airport (KACT) 33 km · McGregor Executive Airport (KPWG) 37 km · Mexia Limestone County Airport (KLXY) 43 km
Conditions reported at KT15 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riesel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riesel.
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.
Live animated radar for Riesel 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
