Rowena, Texas Weather
Rowena, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rowena, Runnels County.
Full aviation weather for Rowena is published on the Winters Municipal Airport (K77F) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Rowena 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 Rowena: San Angelo Regional Mathis Field (KSJT) 53 km · Robert Lee Airport (K54F) 54 km
Conditions reported at K77F describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rowena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rowena.
About Rowena, Texas
Rowena rests under a vast, indifferent sky, a scattering of buildings on the Texas plains where the land stretches out like a sun-bleached canvas. It lies 26.3 miles east-north-east of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 61°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-west of Ballinger. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, broad washes of ochre and faded green interrupted by the occasional hardy mesquite, its thorny branches a testament to resilience. Dust devils dance lazily across the roadside, ephemeral spirits of the wind, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at distant cattle ranches and the endless promise of open space. The sunlight, when it breaks through the wide blue, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, bathing the low-slung structures in a warm, golden haze that softens the sharp edges of everyday life. The history of Rowena is tied to the railroad, a vital artery that once pulsed through this quiet corner of Runnels County, bringing settlers and commerce. Though the tracks may lie dormant now, the spirit of enterprise persists, largely sustained by the agricultural heart of the region. Cattle graze on the sparse but nutritious grasses, and the cultivation of cotton and grains forms the bedrock of the local economy. You might find a weathered grain elevator standing sentinel, a quiet monument to the bounty of the land and the generations who have coaxed it from the earth. Rowena endures, a small settlement holding its ground against the immensity of the West Texas landscape, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of existence.
Live animated radar for Rowena 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 | Rowena, Runnels County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.647099°N, 100.046196°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76875 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rowena, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rowena, 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 Rowena includes coordinates 31.647099°N, 100.046196°W, situated in Runnels County. ZIP code 76875. 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.
