Live National Weather Service alerts for Presidio County — flash floods, Red Flag fire days, heat and winter storms — plus the wind at Marfa.
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Far West Texas gets fast, dangerous weather — monsoon thunderstorms and flash flooding in late summer, dry windy days that bring grass fires and blowing dust, and the odd hard winter freeze. This shows the National Weather Service alerts in force for Presidio County right now, plus the wind at Marfa. It is not an alert service — sign up for the official channels below.
No weather alerts for Presidio County right now.
The National Weather Service has no active alerts for Presidio County, as of Thu 9 July at 18:46.
A gentle breeze (about 16 km/h, gusts to 18), out of the south-southeast.
Strongest gusts forecast over the next 24 hours: about 55 km/h. Wind words follow the Beaufort scale. This is a weather model’s forecast for the hour, not a measurement — exposed ground above town will see more.
When a warning is in force
From about July to September, afternoon thunderstorms can drop heavy rain fast and turn dry creek beds and low-water crossings into running water. Turn around — don't drive through a flooded crossing, even a shallow-looking one.
Dry grass, low humidity and strong spring winds combine into Red Flag Warnings, when a grass fire can spread quickly across the plateau. Put off anything that throws sparks on those days.
There's no hospital in Marfa and help can be far off on US-90 or US-67. Carry water, keep your fuel up, and check road conditions before you set out in rough weather.
Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service, source weather.gov — a public-domain product of the U.S. federal government. Alerts are shown as issued; this page reads the active alerts the NWS has posted for Presidio County. Wind forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). This page is not an alert service — sign up to the official channels above.