Sandy, Texas Weather
Sandy, 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 Sandy, Limestone County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sandy. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sandy is published on the Mexia Limestone County Airport (KLXY) page, 13 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 Sandy 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 Sandy: Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (K73F) 37 km · TSTC Waco Airport (KCNW) 41 km · Marlin Airport (KT15) 43 km · C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal Airport (KCRS) 44 km · Waco Regional Airport (KACT) 56 km
Conditions reported at KLXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sandy specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sandy.
About Sandy, Texas
Sandy unfurls across a landscape that whispers of the East Texas piney woods, a region where the earth itself seems to hold a deep, resonant quiet. It lies 30.1 miles south-south-west of Corsicana, TX (from Corsicana, TX: bearing 200°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Mexia. Rolling terrain, softened by centuries of rainfall, gives way to pockets of dense woodland, the pines standing tall and slender, their needles a constant, gentle rustle against the sky. The air here carries a faint, sweet scent, a blend of pine sap and damp earth, particularly potent after a summer shower. Creeks, unhurried and often unseen beneath a canopy of leaves, thread their way through the land, their banks defined by a rich, dark soil that promises fertility. This is a place where the horizon is not a sharp line, but a gradual merging of green and blue, where the light at dusk pools in shades of lavender and rose, lending a dreamlike quality to the fading day. The history of Sandy is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the bounty of the land, a story of agriculture and a quiet resilience. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood of this locality, with cotton and timber once forming the backbone of its economy, leaving behind a legacy of weathered barns and fields that have seen countless harvests. Though the agricultural landscape has evolved, the spirit of the land endures, a palpable sense of continuity felt in the slow, deliberate pace of life that defines Sandy. The nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, have always played a vital role, providing sustenance and routes for local commerce in earlier times, their gentle murmur a constant, grounding presence. This is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather woven into the everyday fabric of existence, a subtle reminder of the enduring connection between its people and the earth they inhabit.
Live animated radar for Sandy 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 | Sandy, Limestone County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.68461°N, 96.641931°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78636, 76635, 78663 |
| Area Code | 325, 512, 737 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sandy, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sandy, 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 Sandy includes coordinates 31.684610°N, 96.641931°W, situated in Limestone County. ZIP code 78636, 76635, 78663. Telephone area code: 325, 512, 737. 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.
