Spade, Texas Weather
Spade, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Spade, Mitchell County.
Full aviation weather for Spade is published on the Winston Field (KSNK) page, 49 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 Spade 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 Spade: Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport (KBPG) 52 km · Avenger Field (KSWW) 53 km · Robert Lee Airport (K54F) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSNK describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Spade specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Spade.
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.
Live animated radar for Spade 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
