West Columbia, Texas Weather
West Columbia, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for West Columbia, Brazoria County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Columbia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Columbia is published on the Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) page, 18 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 West Columbia 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 West Columbia: Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH) 44 km · Lane Airpark (KT54) 44 km · Houston Fort Bend Airport (K2H5) 46 km · Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) 53 km · Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLBX describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Columbia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Columbia, Texas
West Columbia unfolds under a sky that often wears a hazy, golden light, particularly as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. It lies 14.8 miles west-north-west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-east of Sweeny. The land here is a subtle, low-lying tapestry of greens and browns, where the Brazos River, a broad, languid artery, has shaped the terrain with a gentle, persistent hand. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient sentinels, stand guard along the water's edge, their dark, gnarled branches reaching towards the humid air, while fields of rice and sorghum stretch out, shimmering under the Texas sun, their stalks rustling with a dry, whispered conversation. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the sweet, distant perfume of blooming wildflowers, a fragrance that clings to the skin long after one has left the riverbanks. This is a place where history breathes quietly in the shade of live oaks, a history deeply entwined with the early days of Texas settlement and the rise of the cotton kingdom. West Columbia was once a bustling port, a vital hub for shipping goods and people, its fortunes tied to the ebb and flow of the Brazos. Today, while the port's grand days are past, the echoes of that commerce can still be felt in the weathered facades of older buildings and the quiet pride of its residents, many of whom trace their lineage back to those pioneering families. The local economy, though diversified, still draws strength from the fertile lands that surround West Columbia, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone, alongside the oil and gas industry that has long been a significant presence in this part of Brazoria County.
Live animated radar for West Columbia 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 | West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.143858°N, 95.645225°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77486 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Columbia, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Columbia, 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 West Columbia includes coordinates 29.143858°N, 95.645225°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77486. 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.
