Sunray, Texas Weather
Sunray, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sunray, Moore County.
Full aviation weather for Sunray is published on the Cluck Ranch Airport (K2E3) page, 21 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 Sunray 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 Sunray: Moore County Airport (KDUX) 24 km · Stratford Field (KH70) 42 km · Hutchinson County Airport (KBGD) 52 km
Conditions reported at K2E3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunray specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sunray, Texas
Sunray, Texas, unfolds under a vast, indifferent sky, a collection of low-slung buildings bleached by relentless sun and wind. It lies 54.9 miles north of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 0°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north-east of Dumas. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a seemingly endless expanse of flat, dry plains punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of windmills and the occasional windbreak of hardy mesquite. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, swirl across the parched fields, their brief pirouettes a testament to the region's arid character. The air itself carries a fine grit, a constant reminder of the earth’s proximity, and the light, particularly as evening approaches, casts long, elongated shadows that stretch across the land like tired fingers. The story of Sunray is one of resilience and a deep connection to the land, its economy long tethered to the cultivation of cotton and grain, crops that have weathered boom and bust cycles under this demanding sky. Ranching, too, has played its part, the hardy cattle a reflection of the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling avenues, Sunray possesses a quiet dignity, a self-sufficiency born from generations of making do and making something of the seemingly little. The town's character is etched not in stone monuments, but in the weathered facades of its businesses and the steady, unassuming way of life that unfolds here, a subtle rhythm against the immense silence of the High Plains.
Live animated radar for Sunray 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 | Sunray, Moore County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 36.016703°N, 101.824616°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79086 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunray, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunray, 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 Sunray includes coordinates 36.016703°N, 101.824616°W, situated in Moore County. ZIP code 79086. 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.
