Seminole, Texas Weather
Seminole, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Seminole, Gaines County.
Full aviation weather for Seminole is published on the Gaines County Airport (KGNC) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Seminole 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 Seminole: Denver City Airport (KE57) 34 km · Lea County Regional Airport (KHOB) 54 km · Yoakum County Airport (KF98) 58 km
Conditions reported at KGNC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Seminole specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Seminole, Texas
Seminole rests under a vast West Texas sky, a landscape defined by horizons that stretch and blur into the haze of distant heat. It lies 28.6 miles east of Hobbs, NM (from Hobbs, NM: bearing 88°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-south-west of Seagraves. The land here is primarily flat, gently rolling in places, a canvas of ochre earth and sparse, resilient grasses that cling tenaciously to the dry soil. Mesquite trees, gnarled and silvered by the sun, dot the terrain like ancient sentinels, their thorny branches a testament to the region's arid embrace. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind across the plains or the distant rumble of a truck on a lonely highway. Evenings often paint the sky in hues of fiery orange and soft lavender, a spectacle that commands quiet contemplation. The story of Seminole is deeply entwined with the discovery of oil, a force that reshaped this corner of Gaines County and brought forth a boom-and-bust rhythm to its existence. Before the wells, agriculture, particularly cotton, was the lifeblood, and remnants of that era can still be seen in the weathered barns and fields that surround the town. Today, oil and gas remain a significant driver of Seminole's economy, its presence felt in the steady flow of heavy trucks and the industry’s quiet, persistent hum. This heritage has forged a resilient, independent spirit among its people, a practical pragmatism born of facing the elements and the unpredictable fortunes of the land and its resources. The town retains a grounded character, a place where hard work and neighborly connection are valued.
Live animated radar for Seminole 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 | Seminole, Gaines County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.718993°N, 102.64491°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79360 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Seminole, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Seminole, 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 Seminole includes coordinates 32.718993°N, 102.644910°W, situated in Gaines County. ZIP code 79360. 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. 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.
