San Leon, Texas Weather
San Leon, 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 San Leon, Galveston County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for San Leon.
About San Leon, Texas
San Leon unfolds as a ribbon of coastal life, where the humid air, thick with the scent of salt and marsh grass, seems to cling to everything. It lies 7.0 miles north of Texas City, TX (from Texas City, TX: bearing 350°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Dickinson. The landscape here is a study in low horizons and expansive skies, punctuated by weathered piers stretching into the murky, brackish waters of Galveston Bay. Live oaks, gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, offer sporadic shade along the sandy roads, their branches reaching out like ancient, arthritic fingers. The houses, many built on stilts to ward off the capricious tides, possess a lived-in, slightly ramshackle charm, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, a testament to the relentless coastal elements. Evenings here bring a peculiar, softened light, a hazy glow that bleeds across the water, turning the distant silhouettes of oil platforms into ethereal beacons. The history of San Leon is inextricably tied to the ebb and flow of the bay and the industries that have drawn people to its shores. Once a quiet fishing village, its proximity to the deep channels of the Gulf made it a natural hub for maritime activities, from shrimping fleets to the offshore energy sector that continues to shape its economy. The echoes of past hurricanes are felt not just in the resilient spirit of its residents, but in the very architecture of the place, a constant negotiation with nature's power. Local eateries, often no more than open-air shacks, serve up the day's catch, a direct link to the bay's bounty and a cornerstone of San Leon's culinary identity. This is a place where life moves with the tide, a slow, deliberate rhythm dictated by the sun and the sea.
Live animated radar for San Leon and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | San Leon, Galveston County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.483286°N, 94.922146°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77539 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Leon, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Leon, 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 San Leon includes coordinates 29.483286°N, 94.922146°W, situated in Galveston County. ZIP code 77539. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
