Walnut Bend, 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 Walnut Bend, Harris County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Walnut Bend. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Walnut Bend is published on the West Houston Airport (KIWS) page, 12 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 Walnut Bend 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 Walnut Bend: Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) 17 km · Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH) 29 km · William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) 31 km · Houston Executive Airport (KTME) 32 km · Lane Airpark (KT54) 33 km
Conditions reported at KIWS describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walnut Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walnut Bend.
Walnut Bend lies in a landscape where the earth itself seems to breathe with a humid, verdant exhalation, a place where the sky often hangs low and heavy with moisture. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Alief, TX (from Alief, TX: bearing 28°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-west of Missouri City. Here, the land is a tapestry of the wild and the tamed, vast expanses of coastal plain giving way to the intricate weave of bayous and sluggish creeks that thread through the terrain like veins. The air, particularly in the languid afternoons, carries the scent of damp soil, the subtle perfume of unseen blossoms, and the distant hum of unseen life. Towering trees, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, cast dappled shadows that shift and sway with the gentle, persistent breezes, creating a sense of a world perpetually on the cusp of twilight, even at midday. The character of Walnut Bend is deeply entwined with this generous, often overwhelming, natural world, a quiet resilience born of humidity and the constant, life-giving presence of water. The history of Walnut Bend is a narrative etched not in stone monuments, but in the slow, inexorable flow of its waterways and the enduring spirit of its people. This region, shaped by centuries of ebb and flow, has seen its fortunes tied to the bounty of the land and the ingenuity of those who have sought to harness it. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and access to trade routes, established a way of life that was both arduous and deeply connected to the natural cycles. The local economy, while evolving, still retains echoes of its agricultural past, with the rich earth yielding its produce. Yet, it is the subtle whisper of industry, the quiet hum of commerce that now defines the rhythm of everyday life, a testament to Walnut Bend's capacity for adaptation. Though no grand landmarks dominate the horizon, the distinctive character of Walnut Bend is found in the quiet dignity of its neighborhoods, the unpretentious warmth of its people, and the pervasive sense of belonging that permeates its sun-drenched streets.
Live animated radar for Walnut Bend 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 | Walnut Bend, Harris County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.7549°N, 95.5697°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76273, 77042, 76310 |
| Area Code | 713, 832, 281, 346, 817 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walnut Bend, 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 Walnut Bend includes coordinates 29.754900°N, 95.569700°W, situated in Harris County. ZIP code 76273, 77042, 76310. Telephone area code: 713, 832, 281, 346, 817. 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.