Wingate, Texas Weather
Wingate, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wingate, Runnels County.
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About Wingate, Texas
Wingate rests in a wide, sun-drenched expanse where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 35.6 miles south-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 218°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north-west of Winters. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, low, rolling hills giving way to flatter stretches of earth, all painted in shades of ochre and pale gold under a sky that stretches to an almost disorienting horizon. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, dot the landscape, offering scant shade, while hardy grasses, bleached by the relentless sun, rustle with a dry whisper that is the constant soundtrack of Wingate. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a fine, almost powdery dust, warmed by the earth and carrying the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen cattle. Though the present of Wingate is quiet, its past is etched into the very character of the place, a subtle whisper of its origins as a stop along a railway line that once promised connection and progress. The local economy, like the land itself, is largely tied to the earth, with ranching forming the backbone of its sustenance, a continuation of the traditions that have shaped this stretch of West Texas for generations. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here, but rather a quiet dignity in the way life unfolds, a slow, steady rhythm that seems to echo the patient turning of the seasons. The distinctive character of Wingate lies not in outward display, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the profound, almost elemental beauty of its wide-open spaces.
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| Location | Wingate, Runnels County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.044029°N, 100.110094°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79566 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wingate, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wingate, 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 Wingate includes coordinates 32.044029°N, 100.110094°W, situated in Runnels County. ZIP code 79566. 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. 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.
