Yancey, Texas Weather
Yancey, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Yancey, Medina County.
Full aviation weather for Yancey is published on the Devine Municipal Airport (K23R) page, 20 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 Yancey 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 Yancey: South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (KHDO) 25 km · Mc Kinley Field (KT30) 35 km · Castroville Municipal Airport (KCVB) 36 km · Dilley Airpark (K24R) 51 km · San Geronimo Airpark (K8T8) 53 km
Conditions reported at K23R describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yancey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yancey.
About Yancey, Texas
Yancey rests in a wide, sun-drenched expanse where the Texas earth begins its slow, patient roll toward the Edwards Plateau. It lies 43.9 miles west-south-west of San Antonio, TX (from San Antonio, TX: bearing 244°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north of Pearsall. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a vast canvas brushed with scrub oak, mesquite, and hardy grasses that cling to the gently sloping terrain. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Distant ranches, marked by the glint of corrugated tin roofs and wind turbines that turn with a steady, almost mournful grace, punctuate the horizon. The sky above Yancey is an enormous, ever-changing dome, often a brilliant, unblemished blue, but capable of darkening with dramatic, fast-moving thunderstorms that paint the landscape in shades of bruised purple and silver. The history of Yancey is as deeply rooted as the mesquite trees that dot its landscape, a story told in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. For generations, the economy of Yancey has been tied to the earth, primarily through ranching and agriculture. Cattle graze on the vast pastures, their lowing a familiar sound carried on the breeze, and fields of cotton and sorghum stretch out under the relentless Texas sun, their growth a testament to the resilience of those who cultivate them. The very character of Yancey is shaped by this enduring connection to the land; life moves at a deliberate pace, measured by the changing seasons and the needs of the crops and livestock. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a quiet dignity in the weathered barns, the simple, well-kept homes, and the enduring spirit of a place that has learned to thrive amidst the wide-open spaces.
Live animated radar for Yancey 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 | Yancey, Medina County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.139407°N, 99.145036°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78886 |
| Area Code | 512, 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yancey, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yancey, 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 Yancey includes coordinates 29.139407°N, 99.145036°W, situated in Medina County. ZIP code 78886. Telephone area code: 512, 830. 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.
