Wellman, Texas Weather
Wellman, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wellman, Terry County.
Full aviation weather for Wellman is published on the Terry County Airport (KBFE) page, 26 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 Wellman 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 Wellman: Denver City Airport (KE57) 40 km · Yoakum County Airport (KF98) 42 km · Gaines County Airport (KGNC) 46 km · Levelland Municipal Airport (KLLN) 56 km · Lamesa Municipal Airport (KLUV) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBFE describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wellman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wellman.
About Wellman, Texas
Wellman rests under a vast, indifferent sky, a scatter of structures bleached by relentless sun and wind on a flat, unbroken plain. It lies 47.5 miles east-north-east of Hobbs, NM (from Hobbs, NM: bearing 60°T), and is situated 12.8 miles south-west of Brownfield. The land here is a pale canvas of dry grasses and stubborn scrub, stretching to horizons that blur into the shimmering heat haze. Dust devils, ephemeral spirits of the dry earth, sometimes dance across the fields, their brief, whirling existence a stark contrast to the enduring stillness of the landscape. The air, when it moves, carries the scent of dry earth and the faintest whisper of distant agriculture, a subtle sweetness that hints at the lifeblood drawn from beneath the thirsty soil. The character of Wellman is one of quiet resilience, a patient waiting for the sky's blessing. The history of Wellman is etched into the very bones of its economy, a story of cotton and oil, of boom and quiet ebb. For generations, the fertile, though arid, soil has yielded its bounty, the white fluff of cotton fields a familiar sight under the wide Texas sky, fueling a vital agricultural backbone for the area. Later, the discovery of oil brought a different kind of prosperity, a subterranean wealth that pulsed beneath the surface, drawing a transient population and infusing the local rhythm with a temporary, feverish energy. Though the oil wells may have slowed their song, the legacy of that industry, and the enduring spirit of the farmers who coax life from the land, continues to define Wellman. The town itself, small and unassuming, holds the quiet dignity of a place that has weathered its share of storms, both meteorological and economic.
Live animated radar for Wellman 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 | Wellman, Terry County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.048428°N, 102.427967°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79378 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wellman, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wellman, 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 Wellman includes coordinates 33.048428°N, 102.427967°W, situated in Terry County. ZIP code 79378. 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. 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.
