Speaks, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Speaks, Lavaca County.
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Speaks lies in the rolling, verdant heart of South Texas, where the land sighs under a vast, often cerulean sky. It lies 36.1 miles north-north-east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 30°T), and is situated 19.4 miles north of Edna. Here, the terrain, a gentle rise and fall of fertile soil, is etched by the slow, deliberate meandering of bayous that, after heavy rains, swell into transient, muddy arteries. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, cast dappled, shifting shadows across pastures dotted with hardy wildflowers, their blooms a defiant splash of color against the pervasive green. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew and the coming heat, and the distant bleating of sheep can sometimes be heard, a soft counterpoint to the hum of cicadas. The history of Speaks is deeply intertwined with the agricultural endeavors that have shaped this region for generations, a legacy of cotton fields and cattle ranches that still hold sway. The economy here, while diversified somewhat, still leans heavily on the bounty of the land, with a steady output of livestock and crops. Old farmhouses, their paint faded and weathered by the relentless sun, stand as silent sentinels to the past, and the faint scent of woodsmoke often drifts from chimneys on cooler evenings, a reminder of enduring, simple practices. There are no grand monuments in Speaks, but the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring character of the landscape itself serve as its most profound, and perhaps most beautiful, testament.
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| Location | Speaks, Lavaca County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.255528°N, 96.700254°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77964, 77995 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Speaks, 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 Speaks includes coordinates 29.255528°N, 96.700254°W, situated in Lavaca County. ZIP code 77964, 77995. Telephone area code: 409. 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.