Wharton, Texas Weather
Wharton, 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 Wharton, Wharton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wharton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wharton is published on the Wharton Regional Airport (KARM) page, 8 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 Wharton 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 Wharton: Houston Fort Bend Airport (K2H5) 29 km · Eagle Lake Airport (KELA) 38 km · Lane Airpark (KT54) 39 km · Bay City Regional Airport (KBYY) 44 km · Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) 55 km
Conditions reported at KARM describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wharton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wharton.
About Wharton, Texas
Wharton unfolds under a vast Texas sky, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 24.5 miles south-west of Rosenberg, TX (from Rosenberg, TX: bearing 226°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north-east of El Campo. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of coastal prairie, the horizon often a soft, unbroken line punctuated by the occasional cluster of live oaks or the silvery shimmer of distant water. During the long, warm afternoons, the air hums with the persistent drone of insects, a sound that becomes the very soundtrack of summer, while the light, particularly as it begins to soften towards evening, casts a golden hue over the flat expanses, lending a serene, almost pastoral quality to the landscape. The Brazos River, a broad, languid artery, winds its way through the periphery of Wharton, its banks often fringed with native grasses and the stoic, watchful presence of cottonwood trees. The roots of Wharton run deep into the rich alluvial soil, a testament to a history shaped by agriculture and a pioneering spirit. Originally settled in the mid-19th century, the area quickly became a hub for cotton farming, its prosperity tied to the fertile lands flanking the Brazos. This agricultural heritage is still palpable, with vast fields of rice and sorghum now stretching across the landscape, their cultivated geometry a stark contrast to the wilder prairie grasses. The local economy, though diversified, still carries the imprint of these agrarian roots, with agribusiness and related industries forming a significant part of its character. Beyond the fields, Wharton’s modest downtown retains a sense of its past, with older brick buildings hinting at generations of commerce and community life, a quiet continuity that defines the town's enduring appeal.
Live animated radar for Wharton 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 | Wharton, Wharton County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.311637°N, 96.102737°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77488 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wharton, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wharton, 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 Wharton includes coordinates 29.311637°N, 96.102737°W, situated in Wharton County. ZIP code 77488. 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.
