Barrera, Texas Weather
Barrera, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Barrera, Starr County.
Full aviation weather for Barrera is published on the Rio Grande City Municipal Airport (K67R) page, 6 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K67R describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barrera specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Barrera, Texas
Barrera lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast, luminous canvas bleached by the sun. It lies 37.5 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 289°T), and is situated 4.9 miles west of Rio Grande City. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, where scrub brush clings tenaciously to the slightly undulating terrain, broken by the occasional hardy mesquite tree with its gnarled branches reaching skyward. Dust, fine as sifted flour, coats everything, a constant reminder of the dry heat that imbues the air with a shimmering quality, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that deepen the subtle contours of the land. The air itself often carries a faint, dry fragrance, a mix of sun-baked earth and resilient wild grasses. The story of Barrera is written in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of the land. This place, like so many along the South Texas border, has long been shaped by agriculture, its economy historically tied to the crops that could withstand the region's challenging climate. Though farming remains a thread in its fabric, the presence of a port just a short distance away hints at a broader economic reach, connecting Barrera to the movement of goods and ideas across borders. The history here is not always loud, but it is present in the weathered facades of older buildings and the hushed conversations that drift from open doorways, a testament to a resilience forged through generations.
Live animated radar for Barrera 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.
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| Location | Barrera, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.3925°N, 98.8985°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barrera, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barrera, 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 Barrera includes coordinates 26.392500°N, 98.898500°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78582. 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. 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.
