Alamo, Texas Weather
Alamo, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Alamo, Hidalgo County.
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About Alamo, Texas
Alamo unfolds across a landscape of alluvial plains, where the rich, dark earth, once the bed of ancient rivers, now yields its bounty under the relentless Texas sun. It lies 2.0 miles east of San Juan, TX (from San Juan, TX: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of McAllen. The air, thick with the scent of ripening citrus and the faintest hint of distant diesel, hangs with a palpable humidity that softens the sharp edges of the day. Towering pecan trees, their branches laden with nuts, offer dappled shade along the roadside, their leaves rustling a dry, papery murmur in the breeze. This is a place where the horizon stretches out, vast and unbroken, interrupted only by the occasional shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt or the distant, dusty silhouette of agricultural machinery. The sky itself seems to possess a peculiar luminescence, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western heavens in hues of apricot and rose, a quiet spectacle that draws the eye and stills the restless mind. The roots of Alamo run deep into the agricultural heritage of the Rio Grande Valley, a region historically shaped by irrigation and the tireless cultivation of crops that thrive in this subtropical clime. Once, vast tracts of land were dedicated to cotton, but today, citrus groves and vegetable farms dominate, their orderly rows a testament to human endeavor against the raw power of nature. The local economy, intrinsically tied to the harvest, pulses with the rhythm of planting and reaping, a cycle that has sustained generations of families and fostered a distinctive cultural character. The legacy of this agricultural past is etched not only in the fields but in the very spirit of the people, a resilience born of working the land and a quiet pride in their connection to this fertile, sun-drenched corner of Texas.
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| Location | Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.183685°N, 98.123064°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78516 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alamo, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alamo, 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 Alamo includes coordinates 26.183685°N, 98.123064°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78516. Telephone area code: 830. 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.
