Sparks, Texas Weather
Sparks, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sparks, Bell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sparks. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sparks is published on the Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (KTPL) page, 25 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 Sparks 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 Sparks: Skylark Field (KILE) 36 km · Cameron Municipal Airpark (KT35) 38 km · Taylor Municipal Airport (KT74) 40 km · Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field (KGTU) 41 km · Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (KGRK) 47 km
Conditions reported at KTPL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sparks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sparks.
About Sparks, Texas
Sparks, a quiet breath of Bell County, unfolds across a landscape where the earth gently slopes and swells, a subtle topography that hints at the underlying bedrock. It lies 11.8 miles south of Temple, TX (from Temple, TX: bearing 185°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south of Little River-Academy. Here, the air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a particular warmth, a lingering embrace from the Texas sky that softens the edges of the day. Oak trees, their branches reaching wide like ancient storytellers, punctuate the fields, their leaves a deep, rich green that absorbs the abundant sunlight. The soil itself, a warm ochre, seems to hold the memory of seasons past, a silent witness to the slow, deliberate turning of the earth. The history of Sparks is less about grand pronouncements and more about the quiet perseverance of those who found their livelihood here. The land, once shaped by agricultural endeavors, now sees a more diversified economy, though the echoes of farming remain in the wide-open fields and the enduring connection to the land. The character of Sparks is defined by a grounded practicality, a straightforward approach to life that mirrors the unpretentious beauty of its surroundings. Local gatherings, when they occur, are marked by a genuine warmth, a shared understanding born from a common experience of this particular corner of Texas.
Live animated radar for Sparks 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 | Sparks, Bell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30.928518°N, 97.359724°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76534, 79928 |
| Area Code | 254, 915 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sparks, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sparks, 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 Sparks includes coordinates 30.928518°N, 97.359724°W, situated in Bell County. ZIP code 76534, 79928. Telephone area code: 254, 915. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
