Catarina, Texas Weather
Catarina, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Catarina, Dimmit County.
Full aviation weather for Catarina is published on the Dimmit County Airport (KCZT) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of Catarina have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Catarina: Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (KCOT) 40 km · Crystal City Municipal Airport (K20R) 44 km · Dilley Airpark (K24R) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCZT describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Catarina specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Catarina.
About Catarina, Texas
Catarina lies under a vast South Texas sky, a place where the land stretches wide and the horizons seem to beckon. It lies 58.3 miles north of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 354°T), and is situated 19.3 miles south-east of Carrizo Springs. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, rolling gently under the relentless sun, punctuated by the hardy scrub brush and mesquite trees that have learned to thrive in this arid embrace. The air, especially in the late afternoons, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of unseen wildflowers that bloom defiantly after a rare rain. Life in Catarina moves with a quiet deliberation, a pace dictated not by urgency but by the slow, steady rhythm of the sun’s arc and the whisper of the wind across the open country. The history of Catarina is etched in the dust and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to resilience in a landscape that demands it. This was once a place where cattle herds were driven across open ranges, a legacy still felt in the quiet dignity of the ranching families who remain. The local economy, while modest, is anchored by this agricultural heritage, with the land providing sustenance and livelihood. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling marketplaces, but a distinctive character emerges from the very earth itself, a blend of stoic practicality and an unspoken connection to the wide-open spaces that define Catarina.
Live animated radar for Catarina 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 | Catarina, Dimmit County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.345548°N, 99.613379°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78836 |
| Area Code | 512, 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Catarina, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Catarina, 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 Catarina includes coordinates 28.345548°N, 99.613379°W, situated in Dimmit County. ZIP code 78836. Telephone area code: 512, 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.
