Smithville, Texas Weather
Smithville, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Gonzales County.
Full aviation weather for Smithville is published on the Randolph Air Force Base Auxiliary Airport (KSEQ) page, 29 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 Smithville 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 Smithville: Lockhart Municipal Airport (K50R) 37 km · New Braunfels National Airport (KBAZ) 46 km · San Marcos Regional Airport (KHYI) 48 km
Conditions reported at KSEQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithville.
About Smithville, Texas
Smithville rests in a landscape painted with the gentle hues of Central Texas, where the land rolls with a quiet grace, not of dramatic peaks, but of soft, persistent swells. It lies 21.7 miles east of Seguin, TX (from Seguin, TX: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Gonzales. Here, the air carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, sweet perfume of wildflowers that cling to the roadside ditches, a subtle sweetness that mingles with the ever-present whisper of the wind rustling through the live oaks. The sky above Smithville is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a brilliant, almost startling blue during the day, softening to shades of rose and lavender as the sun dips low, casting long, languid shadows that stretch across fields of ripening grain. The very soil, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold a quiet strength, a testament to the slow, inexorable work of nature. The history of Smithville is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land that has sustained them. Founded in the mid-19th century, its early economy was deeply rooted in agriculture, with cotton and cattle forming the backbone of its prosperity, a heritage still visible in the weathered barns and broad fields surrounding the town. Later, the arrival of the railroad brought new life, transforming Smithville into a vital transportation hub, a legacy that continues to shape its character, a place where the echoes of steam engines seem to linger in the quiet afternoons. Today, while agriculture remains important, the town also draws sustenance from its proximity to larger centers and a growing appreciation for its unpretentious charm, a charm that speaks of resilience and a deep connection to the Texas soil.
Live animated radar for Smithville 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 | Smithville, Gonzales County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.524123°N, 97.608052°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78629, 78957 |
| Area Code | 512, 737, 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithville, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 29.524123°N, 97.608052°W, situated in Gonzales County. ZIP code 78629, 78957. Telephone area code: 512, 737, 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.
