El Brazil, Texas Weather
El Brazil, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Brazil, Starr County.
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About El Brazil, Texas
El Brazil lies under a sky that can feel vast and indifferent, a broad expanse of pale blue stretching over flat, sun-baked earth. It lies 30.4 miles north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 305°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-east of Rio Grande City. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and dusty browns, where mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, offer meager shade. Sparse grasses, tough and resilient, cling to the soil, punctuated by the occasional burst of vibrant wildflower when the rains decide to grace the land. The air itself often carries a dry, almost brittle quality, a whisper of the immense heat that settles in during the long summer months, and the scent of creosote bush after a rare shower is a clean, sharp perfume. The very character of El Brazil seems to be etched into this hardy terrain, a quiet stubbornness in the face of nature's often unforgiving disposition. The history of El Brazil is deeply entwined with the fertile ribbon of the Rio Grande, a lifeline that has drawn people and prosperity to this region for generations. This fertile crescent, a stark contrast to the drier expanses surrounding it, has long been the heart of the local economy, supporting agriculture where cotton and citrus once flourished, and now increasingly, a diverse range of vegetables. The legacy of ranches and the cattle industry still whispers on the wind, a reminder of earlier days when the land was tamed by hardy pioneers. Though the pace of life in El Brazil is unhurried, a sense of community endures, a shared understanding forged by the rhythms of the seasons and the enduring spirit of a place that has always relied on the strength of its people and the gifts of the land.
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| Location | El Brazil, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.4686°N, 98.7269°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Brazil, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Brazil, 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 El Brazil includes coordinates 26.468600°N, 98.726900°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. 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.
