Palmer, TX Weather Forecast
Ellis County, Texas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Palmer, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Palmer, TX at a glance
Palmer is home to about 2,555 people in Ellis County, across 3.1 square miles. It ranks 532nd by population of 536 places in Texas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Ennis, 7 miles away.
- County
- Ellis County
- Population
- 2,555 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.1 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 829
- Forecast point
- 32.4251°N, 96.6671°W
How well can the network see Palmer?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFWS (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX), to the WNW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,500 ft above Palmer. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Palmer is closer to its radar than 58% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KJWY (Midlothian/Mid-Way Rgnl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Palmer
- Ennis, TX7 mi
- Ferris, TX8 mi
- Red Oak, TX9 mi
- Waxahachie, TX10 mi
- Wilmer, TX12 mi
- Lancaster, TX13 mi
- Glenn Heights, TX14 mi
- Combine, TX14 mi
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