Falcon Lake Estates, Texas Weather
Falcon Lake Estates, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Falcon Lake Estates, Zapata County.
Full aviation weather for Falcon Lake Estates is published on the Zapata County Airport (KAPY) page, 11 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KAPY describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Falcon Lake Estates specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Falcon Lake Estates lies on the southern edge of Zapata County, a place where the vast, dry scrublands of South Texas meet the sprawling, shimmering expanse of Falcon Lake. It lies 46.4 miles south-south-east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 160°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-south-east of Zapata. The terrain here is a subtle, sun-baked landscape of low-lying mesquite, prickly pear cactus, and hardy grasses, punctuated by the occasional, stoic huisache tree. Dust devils dance across the open fields, ephemeral spirits of the wind, and the air itself carries a dry, persistent warmth, even as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose. This is a land shaped by wind and sun, where life clings tenaciously to the earth, and the silence is broken only by the calls of unseen birds or the distant drone of a boat engine on the lake. The story of Falcon Lake Estates is intrinsically tied to the creation of Falcon Lake itself, a reservoir that transformed the arid landscape and brought a new kind of life and economy to the region. Originally, this area was part of a larger ranching territory, a frontier where hardy settlers carved out a living from the unforgiving land. The lake, however, ushered in an era of recreation and tourism, drawing anglers and boaters from across Texas and beyond, and forming the backbone of the local economy. Small businesses catering to the lake’s visitors, from bait shops to modest lodgings, dot the landscape, their weathered facades bearing witness to the ebb and flow of the seasons and the lake’s popularity. The pace of life in Falcon Lake Estates is measured, dictated by the sun’s arc and the gentle lapping of water against the shore, a quiet existence steeped in the spirit of the South Texas borderlands.
Live animated radar for Falcon Lake Estates 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 | Falcon Lake Estates, Zapata County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.872818°N, 99.255314°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78076 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Falcon Lake Estates, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Falcon Lake Estates, 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 Falcon Lake Estates includes coordinates 26.872818°N, 99.255314°W, situated in Zapata County. ZIP code 78076. Telephone area code: 210, 726. 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.
