Tell, Texas Weather
Tell, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tell, Childress County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tell.
About Tell, Texas
Tell sprawls across a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the prairie begins its slow, patient climb towards the high plains. It lies 100.2 miles north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 56°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-south-west of Childress. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas of tawny grasses and stoic mesquite, broken only by the occasional, determined windmill turning its patient blades against the immense sky. Distant horizons blur into the hazy gold of afternoon, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, touched with the faint perfume of wild sage. Low, rolling hills, worn smooth by millennia of wind and weather, cradle the scattered homesteads and ranchlands, giving a sense of quiet endurance to the very land. The story of Tell is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this often-demanding soil. Historically, this region’s economy has been shaped by the hardy resilience of cattle ranching, the vast pastures supporting herds that have long been a cornerstone of local sustenance. While the railroad once played a more prominent role, its tracks now stand as a quiet reminder of a different era, their purpose yielded to the persistent hum of agricultural machinery and the steady, predictable rhythm of the modern farm. In this corner of the Texas Panhandle, the community of Tell carries a quiet pride in its self-reliance, a character forged in the wide-open spaces and the enduring embrace of the elements.
Live animated radar for Tell and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Tell, Childress County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.375898°N, 100.39484°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79259 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tell, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tell, 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 Tell includes coordinates 34.375898°N, 100.394840°W, situated in Childress County. ZIP code 79259. 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.
