Wadsworth, Texas Weather
Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth, Matagorda County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wadsworth. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wadsworth is published on the Bay City Regional Airport (KBYY) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth: Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) 33 km · Wharton Regional Airport (KARM) 52 km · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBYY describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wadsworth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wadsworth.
About Wadsworth, Texas
Wadsworth lies under a vast Texas sky, a place where the land flattens out towards the Gulf, a terrain of rich, dark soil that yields its bounty under the sun. It lies 33.3 miles west-south-west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 245°T), and is situated 10.6 miles south-south-east of Bay City. The air here carries a humid sweetness, especially after a rain, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of salt carried on the breeze. Scattered live oaks, gnarled and ancient, punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, providing a stark, enduring contrast to the open fields that stretch towards the horizon. The light at dusk often paints the western sky in hues of bruised purple and molten gold, a slow, deliberate transition that signals the day's end with a quiet grandeur. The history of Wadsworth is tied intrinsically to the fertile soil and the abundant waterways that define Matagorda County. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, established communities here, their lives shaped by the rhythms of planting and harvest. The local economy, historically rooted in farming and ranching, still carries the imprint of those early endeavors, though the petrochemical industry has also carved its own space in the region's economic fabric. The nearby Colorado River, a vital artery for irrigation and transport, has long been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life in Wadsworth, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of those who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Wadsworth 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 | Wadsworth, Matagorda County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.832483°N, 95.93496°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77483 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wadsworth, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth includes coordinates 28.832483°N, 95.934960°W, situated in Matagorda County. ZIP code 77483. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
