Elsa, Texas Weather
Elsa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Elsa, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for Elsa is published on the Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) page, 13 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 Elsa 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 Elsa: South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 21 km · McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 28 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 34 km
Conditions reported at KTXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elsa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Elsa, Texas
Elsa lies under a sky that stretches with an almost audacious breadth, a vast canvas where sunlight, even in its waning hours, spills like liquid gold across flat, fertile land. It lies 9.3 miles north of Weslaco, TX (from Weslaco, TX: bearing 359°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Donna. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the subtle, earthy perfume of damp soil and ripening sugarcane, a sweetness that clings to the breeze. Wide, open fields, meticulously tended, define the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of palm trees that stand like sentinels against the immense sky. The houses, often painted in sun-bleached pastels, seem to exhale a quiet contentment, their porches holding the lingering warmth of the day. The story of Elsa is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Rio Grande Valley, a region that has long drawn life from the river's generous flow. For generations, the cultivation of citrus, cotton, and most notably, sugarcane, has shaped the rhythm of life and sustained its people. This enduring connection to the land is palpable, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked its soil. The legacy of these agricultural roots is not just in the fields but in the very character of Elsa, a place where hard work and a deep respect for the earth are woven into the everyday interactions of its residents, a community that has grown in quiet confidence from the rich, dark soil it calls home.
Live animated radar for Elsa 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 | Elsa, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.293405°N, 97.993059°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78543 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elsa, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elsa, 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 Elsa includes coordinates 26.293405°N, 97.993059°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78543. 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.
