Tennyson, Texas Weather
Tennyson, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tennyson, Coke County.
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About Tennyson, Texas
Tennyson lies under a sky that stretches, vast and indifferent, over the undulating plains of Coke County. It lies 21.2 miles north-north-east of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 25°T), and is situated 19.0 miles north-east of Grape Creek. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of sun-baked ochre, pale straw, and the dusty green of resilient mesquite and hardy grasses. Sparse trees, their branches gnarled by the wind and sun, punctuate the horizon like stoic sentinels. The air, even on a mild day, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of distant cattle and the mineral tang of exposed rock. As the sun begins its descent, the light softens, casting long, languid shadows that deepen the contours of the land, painting the landscape in hues of rose and bruised plum, a fleeting moment of tender beauty before the profound darkness of a prairie night descends. The history of Tennyson is as dry and enduring as the earth it rests upon, a testament to the hardy souls who sought to tame this rugged terrain. Its economy, once tied more firmly to the cycles of ranching and the quiet toil of agricultural pursuits, now finds a more varied pulse. While cattle still roam the ranches that checkerboard the surrounding countryside, and the scent of ripening cotton can sometimes drift on the breeze, the discovery and extraction of oil and gas have added a stratum of modern prosperity. There are no grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares here, but rather a quiet persistence, a local character forged in the crucible of isolation and self-reliance. The enduring spirit of Tennyson is found in the unpretentious homes, the small businesses that cater to the daily needs of its inhabitants, and the deep, unwritten understanding shared among those who call this place home.
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| Location | Tennyson, Coke County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.741819°N, 100.286202°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76953, 76884 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tennyson, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tennyson, 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 Tennyson includes coordinates 31.741819°N, 100.286202°W, situated in Coke County. ZIP code 76953, 76884. Telephone area code: 325. 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.
