Yoakum, Texas Weather
Yoakum, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Yoakum, DeWitt County.
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About Yoakum, Texas
Yoakum exhales a dry, sun-baked breath across the coastal plain of South Texas, a place where the sky stretches in an unbroken, pale blue expanse, broken only by the occasional skeletal silhouette of a mesquite tree. It lies 34.5 miles north-north-west of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 345°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Shiner. The land, a patchwork of ochre and faded green, rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at the ancient seabed from which it arose. Here, the air hangs heavy with the scent of dry grass and the distant, earthy tang of cattle, a perfume that settles into the very pores of the landscape. The houses, often painted in cheerful, if slightly weathered, pastels, huddle together as if for comfort against the vastness, their porches offering a welcome shade from the relentless sun. Even the dust, kicked up by passing trucks on the unpaved side roads, seems to carry a certain golden luminescence in the late afternoon light. The story of Yoakum is deeply entwined with the rich blackland soil and the hardy spirit of those who have worked it. Originally settled by German and Czech immigrants, Yoakum blossomed in the early 20th century as a hub for cotton and broomcorn farming, industries that left an indelible mark on its character and economy. The legacy of those agrarian roots can still be felt in the steadfast, practical nature of its inhabitants, whose lives are shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, by the dependable hum of machinery in fields stretching to the horizon. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, the town retains a quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring strength of its community, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the stoic faces of its people and the enduring, sun-drenched quietude of its streets.
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| Location | Yoakum, DeWitt County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.287747°N, 97.151931°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77995 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yoakum, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yoakum, 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 Yoakum includes coordinates 29.287747°N, 97.151931°W, situated in DeWitt County. ZIP code 77995. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
