Van Horn, Texas Weather
Van Horn, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Van Horn, Culberson County.
Full aviation weather for Van Horn is published on the Culberson County Airport (KVHN) page, 5 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KVHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Van Horn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Van Horn.
About Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn lies under an immensity of sky, a place where the high desert unfolds in broad, sun-baked strokes. It lies 96.7 miles east-south-east of Socorro, TX (from Socorro, TX: bearing 116°T), and is situated 32.5 miles east-south-east of Sierra Blanca. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sienna bleeding into the pale blue of the horizon, broken only by the rugged, ancient forms of the Sierra Diablo Mountains to the west. Creosote bushes, tenacious and fragrant after a rare rain, dot the scrubland, their leathery leaves a testament to resilience. The air itself feels thin and clear, carrying the scent of dust and distant sage, and in the evenings, a particular quality of light descends, turning the vast expanse into a canvas of rose and lavender, a silent, breathtaking spectacle. The story of Van Horn is one of crossroads and endurance, a place built on the foundations of the railroad and the enduring spirit of those who sought opportunity in this starkly beautiful land. Its economy, once tied to cattle ranching and the now-diminished mining operations in the surrounding hills, has shifted, with transportation and logistics playing an increasingly vital role. The town serves as a crucial hub, a waypoint for travelers traversing this vast stretch of West Texas, and its character reflects this transient yet grounded nature. Look closely, and you might see echoes of its past in the weathered facades of older buildings, a quiet reminder of the grit and determination that shaped Van Horn into the resilient outpost it is today.
Live animated radar for Van Horn 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.
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| Location | Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.039856°N, 104.83077°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79855 |
| Area Code | 915 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Van Horn, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Van Horn, 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 Van Horn includes coordinates 31.039856°N, 104.830770°W, situated in Culberson County. ZIP code 79855. Telephone area code: 915. 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.
