Sweetwater, Texas Weather
Sweetwater, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sweetwater, Nolan County.
Flight conditions near Sweetwater. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sweetwater.
About Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater, Texas, breathes under a sky that seems impossibly wide, a vast, pale blue arching over rolling plains dotted with mesquite and scrub oak. It lies 39.3 miles west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 272°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of Roscoe. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet persistence, a gentle undulation that hints at ancient seabeds and the slow work of wind. Dust, a fine, ochre powder, settles on everything – the sturdy, low-slung buildings, the parked pickups, the sparse, sun-bleached grasses that cling to the roadside. Even the air, often dry and carrying the scent of distant cattle or the faint sweetness of blooming wildflowers, feels textured, as if one could almost taste the sun. The light at dusk is a spectacle of muted golds and soft lavenders, bleeding across the horizon in a slow, deliberate fade, painting the enduring landscape in hues that speak of endurance. The history of Sweetwater is tied to the railroad, a silver thread that first brought settlers and commerce to this expanse. It became a hub for cattle ranching, the wide pastures providing sustenance for generations, and later, the discovery of oil brought a different kind of bustle, a temporary flush of prosperity and a distinct, earthy smell that clings to the soil. Today, the economy is a blend of agriculture, oilfield services, and the quiet hum of local businesses catering to the daily needs of its residents. The Nolan County Museum offers glimpses into this past, its exhibits a testament to the grit and ingenuity of those who carved a life from this often unforgiving, yet beautiful, terrain. The annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup, a tradition as old as the town itself, draws crowds, a unique cultural marker that speaks to the enduring relationship between the people of Sweetwater and the wild heart of West Texas.
Live animated radar for Sweetwater 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 | Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.470952°N, 100.405938°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79556 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sweetwater, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater includes coordinates 32.470952°N, 100.405938°W, situated in Nolan County. ZIP code 79556. 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.
