El Cenizo, Texas Weather
El Cenizo, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for El Cenizo, Webb County.
Full aviation weather for El Cenizo is published on the Laredo International Airport (KLRD) page, 22 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 El Cenizo 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 El Cenizo: Zapata County Airport (KAPY) 49 km
Conditions reported at KLRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Cenizo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About El Cenizo, Texas
El Cenizo breathes the dry, persistent air of the South Texas Brush Country, a land where mesquite and prickly pear claim dominion over rolling terrain. It lies 10.7 miles south of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 175°T), and is situated 1.1 miles south-west of Rio Bravo. The horizon here is a soft, hazy line, often blurred by the shimmering heat that rises from the sun-baked earth, imbuing the afternoons with a palpable stillness. This is a place where the sky feels vast and impossibly blue, a canvas against which the muted greens of native flora stand in stark relief. The very character of El Cenizo is etched into the sparse vegetation, the hardy resilience of life finding purchase in this arid landscape, and the quiet dignity of its inhabitants who move with a deliberate, unhurried grace. The history of El Cenizo is intrinsically linked to the ebb and flow of ranching and agricultural endeavors that have long defined Webb County, a legacy whispered in the wind that rustles through the scrub. While not a bustling metropolis, El Cenizo possesses a distinct pulse, its economy often tied to the broader regional industries of livestock and, more recently, the exploration of energy resources that have brought a different kind of lifeblood to the area. The distinctive scent of creosote after a rare rain shower, a sharp, clean aroma that cuts through the dust, is a sensory marker of this particular corner of South Texas, a unique signature of El Cenizo's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for El Cenizo 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 | El Cenizo, Webb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.352244°N, 99.492542°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Matamoros) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78046 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Cenizo, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Cenizo, 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 El Cenizo includes coordinates 27.352244°N, 99.492542°W, situated in Webb County. ZIP code 78046. Telephone area code: 210, 726. Timezone: Central Time (America/Matamoros).
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.
