Windthorst, Texas Weather
Windthorst, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Windthorst, Archer County.
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About Windthorst, Texas
Windthorst, a scatter of buildings against the vast Texas sky, holds its ground where the land begins its slow, deliberate swell into the rolling plains. It lies 23.5 miles south of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 172°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-east of Scotland. The earth here is a deep, sun-baked ochre, fissured in places by the patient work of wind and infrequent rain, a landscape that exhales a dry, dusty heat even as the sun dips low, painting the western horizon in bruised purples and fiery oranges. Across the open country, mesquite trees, gnarled and tough, cling to the soil, their thorny branches reaching out like skeletal fingers, and the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of sun-scorched grass and distant cattle. Life in Windthorst moves with the unhurried certainty of a season, the quiet broken only by the distant rumble of a pickup truck or the lowing of a cow. The roots of Windthorst run deep, planted by German immigrants seeking fertile ground and a measure of independence, their legacy still palpable in the sturdy brickwork and the enduring faith that underpins the community. For generations, the land has been the lifeblood, with cattle ranching and agriculture shaping the local economy, a testament to the resilience of those who coaxed sustenance from this often unforgiving terrain. While the world outside may churn with rapid change, Windthorst retains a distinctive character, a quiet dignity that speaks of endurance and a deep connection to the rhythms of the prairie. The church steeple, a sentinel against the endless blue, stands as a silent witness to the passage of time and the enduring spirit of this place.
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| Location | Windthorst, Archer County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33.576216°N, 98.436719°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 76389 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Windthorst, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windthorst, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Windthorst includes coordinates 33.576216°N, 98.436719°W, situated in Archer County. ZIP code 76389. Telephone area code: 817. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
