Spade, Texas Weather
Spade, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Spade, Mitchell County.
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About Spade, Texas
Spade rests in a vast expanse of West Texas, where the land rolls out in gentle, sun-baked waves under an immense sky. It lies 62.7 miles north-north-west of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 330°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-west of Lake Colorado City. The terrain is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of ochre, tan, and pale green stretching towards horizons that seem to promise infinite distance. Mesquite trees, hardy and stoic, punctuate the landscape, their thorny branches casting sparse, shifting shadows that dance with the ever-present wind. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a fragrance of dust and sun-warmed grasses that speaks of resilience and quiet endurance. Even the silence feels substantial, a deep, resonant quietude that can be both comforting and profound, punctuated only by the distant cry of a hawk or the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation. The history of Spade is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who have worked this land. Its economy has long been tied to the bounty, or sometimes the scarcity, of the earth, with cattle ranching and agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence for generations. Life in Spade moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a rhythm that has shaped the character of its people into one of quiet pragmatism and unwavering neighborliness. Though small, Spade holds the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered its share of storms, both literal and figurative, and continues to stand, a testament to the enduring heart of West Texas.
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| Location | Spade, Mitchell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.250401°N, 100.96928°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 |
About This Spade, Texas Weather Page
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 32.250401°N, 100.969280°W, situated in Mitchell 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.
