Spade, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Spade, Lamb County.
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Spade unfolds across a vast, flat canvas, where the earth stretches in an unbroken, sun-baked plain toward a horizon that feels impossibly distant. It lies 29.5 miles north-west of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 325°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east of Littlefield. The landscape here is a study in subtle textures: the pale, dry grasses that shiver in the persistent wind, the occasional hardy mesquite tree offering a sparse, thorny shade, and the deep, ochre-colored soil that crumbles easily between the fingers. Even under the relentless glare of the midday sun, the air carries a faint, dry scent of dust and wild sage, a perfume of resilience. As dusk descends, the sky bleeds into astonishing shades of lavender and rose, a silent, breathtaking spectacle that washes over the quiet land, leaving the world hushed and expectant. The character of Spade is etched by generations who have coaxed a living from this challenging terrain, a testament to tenacious spirit. Historically, this is a place born of the agricultural frontier, where the promise of open land drew settlers to cultivate the rich, albeit arid, soil. The local economy still whispers of cotton fields and cattle ranches, a legacy that shapes the rhythm of life. While modern conveniences have arrived, Spade retains a profound connection to its roots, a quiet dignity born from enduring the elements and building a community from the ground up. The infrequent rumble of a distant train or the drone of a crop duster overhead are the dominant sounds in this enduring corner of the plains.
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| Location | Spade, Lamb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.9262°N, 102.153509°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79512, 79369 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spade, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Spade includes coordinates 33.926200°N, 102.153509°W, situated in Lamb County. ZIP code 79512, 79369. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.