Rusk, Texas Weather
Rusk, 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 Rusk, Cherokee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rusk. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rusk is published on the Cherokee County Airport (KJSO) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rusk 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 Rusk: Rusk County Airport (KRFI) 48 km · A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (KOCH) 48 km · Palestine Municipal Airport (KPSN) 53 km · Houston County Airport (KDKR) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJSO describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rusk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rusk.
About Rusk, Texas
Rusk rests in East Texas, a landscape painted with the deep greens of pine and the softer hues of deciduous trees, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of damp earth and blooming dogwood in springtime. It lies 32.0 miles west-north-west of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 295°T), and is situated 13.6 miles south-south-east of Jacksonville. The terrain here is not flat, but rolls with a gentle persistence, a topography shaped by ancient waterways and the slow, inexorable wear of seasons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm patches, illuminating the undergrowth and casting long shadows that stretch and contract with the day. The very feel of the place is one of quiet endurance, a place where time moves at the pace of the slow-growing forests that surround it. The history of Rusk is deeply entwined with the rich timber resources that once defined this corner of Cherokee County, a legacy that still whispers through the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. For a time, the lumber industry was the beating heart of Rusk, its rhythm dictating the ebb and flow of life and commerce. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, the town has found new purpose, attracting those who appreciate its unhurried pace and the deep-rooted sense of community. The old Texas State Railroad, a relic of that bygone era, still chugs its way through the scenic countryside, a nostalgic journey that connects the present to the industrious past of Rusk.
Live animated radar for Rusk 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 | Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.796006°N, 95.150221°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75785 |
| Area Code | 903 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rusk, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rusk, 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 Rusk includes coordinates 31.796006°N, 95.150221°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 75785. Telephone area code: 903. 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.
