Tatum, Texas Weather
Tatum, 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 Tatum, Rusk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tatum. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tatum is published on the East Texas Regional Airport (KGGG) page, 20 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 Tatum 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 Tatum: Harrison County Airport (KASL) 30 km · Rusk County Airport (KRFI) 37 km · Gladewater Municipal Airport (K07F) 49 km · Cypress River Airport (K24F) 52 km · Fox Stephens Field Gilmer Municipal Airport (KJXI) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGGG describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tatum specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tatum.
About Tatum, Texas
Tatum rests in a landscape where the East Texas piney woods begin to soften, yielding to the subtler contours of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands. It lies 18.3 miles south-east of Longview, TX (from Longview, TX: bearing 134°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Lake Cherokee. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles warming in the sun, a subtle fragrance that clings to the skin. Long, straight stretches of highway cut through a verdant tapestry of dense forests, punctuated by clearings where cattle graze lazily under the vast, often cloud-streaked Texan sky. Shadows lengthen across the fields, painting the landscape in hues of deep green and muted gold as evening approaches, a quiet beauty that speaks of the land's enduring resilience. The history of Tatum is deeply entwined with the rhythm of the land, its early economy built on timber and agriculture, particularly cotton and cattle ranching. The discovery of oil in the region brought a surge of activity and a boom that reshaped the community, leaving behind a legacy of wells and pipelines that still dot the surrounding countryside, a visible reminder of that transformative era. While the oil fields may not roar as they once did, the spirit of enterprise endures, with a local economy that now balances agribusiness with a growing reliance on service industries and a small but steady retail sector. Tatum maintains a character that is both practical and friendly, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the pace of life allows for a thoughtful appreciation of the simple, enduring pleasures.
Live animated radar for Tatum 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 | Tatum, Rusk County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.315989°N, 94.516591°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 75691 |
| Area Code | 903 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tatum, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tatum, 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 Tatum includes coordinates 32.315989°N, 94.516591°W, situated in Rusk County. ZIP code 75691. Telephone area code: 903. 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.
