Chapeno, Texas Weather
Chapeno, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chapeno, Starr County.
Full aviation weather for Chapeno is published on the Rio Grande City Municipal Airport (K67R) page, 33 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. 2 airfields within reach of Chapeno 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 Chapeno: Zapata County Airport (KAPY) 49 km
Conditions reported at K67R describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chapeno specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chapeno.
About Chapeno, Texas
Chapeno exhales a quiet persistence under the vast South Texas sky. It lies 55.9 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 293°T), and is situated 12.4 miles north-west of Roma. The landscape here is a study in subtle resilience, a tapestry of drought-tolerant brush and mesquite trees clinging to the earth, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the sun. The air, often thick with the scent of dry earth and blooming wildflowers in season, carries a certain weight, a tangible presence that speaks of long, hot summers and mild, breezy winters. Low, rolling terrain defines Chapeno, a place where the horizon stretches wide and unbroken, punctuated only by the occasional windmill or a distant, shimmering heat haze that plays tricks with the eye. Life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun's arc, a gentle unfolding of days under a sky that shifts from the pale blue of morning to the fiery oranges and purples of twilight. The history of Chapeno is as deeply rooted as the stubborn scrub that graces its land, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the land, to cattle ranching and agriculture, where the precious water resources are guarded with an almost sacred reverence. The Rio Grande, a lifeblood for this arid region, flows not far from Chapeno, its presence shaping the character and the very survival of the community. While not a place of grand monuments, Chapeno possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place forged by the sun, the wind, and the unwavering determination of its people to carve out a life in this challenging, yet beautiful, corner of Texas.
Live animated radar for Chapeno 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 | Chapeno, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.534403°N, 99.154991°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78545 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chapeno, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chapeno, 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 Chapeno includes coordinates 26.534403°N, 99.154991°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78545. 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.
