Skidmore, Texas Weather
Skidmore, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Skidmore, Bee County.
Full aviation weather for Skidmore is published on the Chase Field Industrial Airport (KTX2) page, 12 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 Skidmore 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 Skidmore: Beeville Municipal Airport (KBEA) 16 km · Rooke Field (KRFG) 36 km · Naval Outlying Landing Field Goliad (KNGT) 41 km · Live Oak County Airport (K8T6) 44 km · Hunt Airport (K9R5) 52 km
Conditions reported at KTX2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Skidmore specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Skidmore.
About Skidmore, Texas
Skidmore rests in the broad, sun-drenched expanse of South Texas, where the land rolls gently, not so much in hills as in shallow, sweeping curves that hold the vast sky close. It lies 36.0 miles north-north-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 331°T), and is situated 10.8 miles south-south-east of Beeville. The air here, especially in the long, golden afternoons, carries the dry perfume of mesquite and the subtle, earthy scent of sun-baked soil. Fields of sorghum and cotton, stitched in varying shades of green and gold depending on the season, stretch towards horizons often softened by a haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the distant windmills. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, dot the landscape like stoic sentinels, their low-hanging branches casting deep, cool shadows that offer respite from the insistent warmth. The story of Skidmore is one of resilience and adaptation, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their home in this fertile, yet often challenging, terrain. Founded on the promise of agriculture, its economy has historically been tied to the bounty of the land, from the cotton that once dominated the fields to the cattle that still graze on the open pastures. Echoes of the past can be felt in the quiet pace of life, a deliberate rhythm that allows for the appreciation of simple pleasures, like the way the setting sun bleeds color across the western sky, painting the clouds in hues of rose and apricot. While modern conveniences have arrived, the heart of Skidmore remains rooted in its agricultural heritage, a quiet strength that defines its character.
Live animated radar for Skidmore 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 | Skidmore, Bee County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.254172°N, 97.685552°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78389 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Skidmore, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skidmore, 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 Skidmore includes coordinates 28.254172°N, 97.685552°W, situated in Bee County. ZIP code 78389. Telephone area code: 830. 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.
