Roby, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Roby, Fisher County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Roby.
Roby sits under a sky so vast it seems to stretch the very notion of distance, a wide, flat expanse broken only by the low, rolling contours of the land and the occasional, stoic silhouette of a mesquite tree. It lies 42.7 miles west-north-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-east of Rotan. The soil here, a pale ochre, drinks the relentless Texas sun, and in the early mornings, before the heat truly takes hold, a fine, almost crystalline dust rises with every passing vehicle, catching the nascent light in a brief, shimmering haze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses that carpet the edges of the asphalt roads. There's a quietude to Roby, a deep, settled stillness that feels less like emptiness and more like a patient waiting, a readiness for whatever the day might bring across these open plains. The story of Roby is etched into the rhythm of the seasons and the enduring spirit of agriculture that has long defined this corner of Fisher County. Ranching and crop farming, particularly cotton and wheat, still form the backbone of the local economy, a legacy passed down through generations who learned to coax life from this often unforgiving terrain. The faint echo of earlier boom times, perhaps tied to oil exploration or the expansion of the railroads, can still be felt in the weathered facades of some of the older buildings that line the main street, each one a silent witness to the ebb and flow of fortunes. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Roby, just the steady hum of daily life, the friendly nod of a stranger, and the profound, undeniable beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing more than to simply be.
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| Location | Roby, Fisher County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.744831°N, 100.377607°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79543 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roby, 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 Roby includes coordinates 32.744831°N, 100.377607°W, situated in Fisher County. ZIP code 79543. Telephone area code: 806. 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.