César Chávez, Texas Weather
César Chávez, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for César Chávez, Runnels County.
Full aviation weather for César Chávez is published on the Winters Municipal Airport (K77F) page, 8 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 César Chávez 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 César Chávez: Coleman Municipal Airport (KCOM) 49 km · Dyess Air Force Base (KDYS) 50 km · Abilene Regional Airport (KABI) 53 km
Conditions reported at K77F describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at César Chávez specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for César Chávez.
About César Chávez, Texas
César Chávez sprawls across a landscape sculpted by the relentless Texas sun and the slow, deliberate march of time. It lies 34.6 miles south-south-west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 197°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-north-east of Winters. The land here is flat, a vast expanse of dusty earth the color of faded adobe, broken only by the occasional mesquite tree with its thorny, tenacious branches clawing at the sky. Fields of cotton, their bolls bursting white like forgotten snowdrifts, stretch towards horizons that blur into a haze of heat, and the air itself seems to carry a faint, dry whisper of dust and distant, sun-baked grass. Evenings bring a softening of the harsh light, a painterly bleed of orange and bruised purple across the western sky, a quiet beauty that settles over the scattered homes and businesses with a profound sense of stillness. This corner of Hidalgo County, though not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling metropolises, carries a deep resonance of struggle and triumph. It is a land where the echoes of farm labor movements still linger, a testament to the tireless efforts of those who sought dignity and justice in the fields. The local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture—particularly citrus and vegetables—forming the backbone of its sustenance, though the landscape also bears the quiet imprint of those who have sought different paths. The spirit of César Chávez is intrinsically linked to the agricultural heritage of the Rio Grande Valley, a place where the very soil speaks of hard work and the enduring hope for a better tomorrow, a narrative woven into the lives of its people.
Live animated radar for César Chávez 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | César Chávez, Runnels County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 31.968599°N, 99.901813°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79567, 78542 |
| Area Code | 806, 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This César Chávez, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for César Chávez, 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 César Chávez includes coordinates 31.968599°N, 99.901813°W, situated in Runnels County. ZIP code 79567, 78542. Telephone area code: 806, 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.
