El Refugio, Texas Weather
El Refugio, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Refugio, Starr County.
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About El Refugio, Texas
El Refugio lies under a sky that stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the sun's relentless, golden brushstrokes. It lies 28.0 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 288°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-east of Rio Grande City. The land here is a study in subtle undulations, a low-lying terrain where mesquite and various scrub brush cling tenaciously to the earth, their thorny branches casting intricate, dancing shadows as the day wears on. The air itself carries a dry, persistent warmth, a subtle perfume of dust and distant, sun-baked earth, punctuated by the occasional, sharp cry of a hawk circling high above. This is a place where the horizon feels perpetually close, a gentle curve against the vast, blue expanse, and the silence is often broken only by the whisper of the wind through the sparse vegetation. The history of El Refugio is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the Rio Grande Valley, a legacy of fertile soil and the enduring spirit of those who coaxed life from it. For generations, cotton and citrus have been the lifeblood of this region, their cultivation shaping the very character of the landscape and the livelihoods of its people. While the boom-and-bust cycles of agriculture have played their part, a resilient spirit persists, a quiet determination to thrive amidst the changing tides of the economy. The local character is one of understated pride, a deep connection to the land and a welcoming warmth that belies the sometimes harsh beauty of the surroundings.
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| Location | El Refugio, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.340345°N, 98.755859°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 Refugio, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Refugio, 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 Refugio includes coordinates 26.340345°N, 98.755859°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.
