Smyer, Texas Weather
Smyer, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smyer, Hockley County.
Full aviation weather for Smyer is published on the Levelland Municipal Airport (KLLN) page, 20 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 Smyer 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 Smyer: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) 33 km · Town & Country Airpark (KF82) 34 km · Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU) 43 km · Terry County Airport (KBFE) 46 km · Slaton Municipal Airport (KF49) 48 km
Conditions reported at KLLN describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smyer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smyer.
About Smyer, Texas
Smyer rests on a broad, flat canvas of West Texas earth, a place where the horizon stretches out like an untroubled breath. It lies 17.7 miles west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 272°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east of Levelland. The land here is a study in subtle tones, a pale ochre and dusty green under a sky that can shift from an almost impossibly bright blue to a bruised, bruised purple at dusk. Mesquite trees, gnarled and resilient, dot the landscape, their thorny branches reaching out as if in a silent, ancient conversation with the wind that sweeps across the open plains. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at the vastness of the fields and the deep, unassuming strength of the soil. The rhythm of life in Smyer is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons and the patient growth of what the land yields. The story of Smyer is written in the dust and the grain, a testament to the tenacity of those who chose to put down roots in this wide-open country. Founded in the early days of the oil boom, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, first with agriculture and then with the discovery of black gold beneath the surface. While the oil rigs may stand as stark metal sentinels against the sky, the heart of Smyer still beats with the steady pulse of its farming heritage. The local school, a modest but proud institution, serves as a gathering point, its playground echoing with the laughter of children who will grow up knowing this particular stretch of Texas, its quiet dignity, and its enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Smyer 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 | Smyer, Hockley County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.584256°N, 102.163229°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79367, 79407 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smyer, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smyer, 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 Smyer includes coordinates 33.584256°N, 102.163229°W, situated in Hockley County. ZIP code 79367, 79407. 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.
