Knippa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Knippa, Uvalde County.
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Knippa lies cradled in the rolling, scrub-oak-dotted landscape of Uvalde County, where the sun often bleeds a fierce, unyielding light across the horizon. It lies 66.0 miles north-east of Eagle Pass, TX (from Eagle Pass, TX: bearing 52°T), and is situated 10.7 miles east-north-east of Uvalde. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of mesquite and the faint, dusty perfume of sun-baked earth. Low, weathered buildings huddle together, their paint faded to the muted tones of the surrounding hills, a quiet testament to endurance under a vast, often indifferent sky. The land itself, a mosaic of pale grasses and thorny brush, slopes gently towards unseen draws and arroyos, hinting at the slow, patient work of water in this arid embrace. The story of Knippa is entwined with the development of the region, a place that has seen its share of ranching and agricultural endeavors, always contending with the capricious nature of the Texas weather. For generations, the economy has been tied to the land, a life lived in close communion with the cycles of planting and harvest, the ebb and flow of livestock. The distinctive character of Knippa is one of quiet resilience, a community that understands the value of self-reliance and the enduring strength found in shared experience. There is a subtle beauty in the stillness here, a sense of time unfolding at its own deliberate pace, marked by the slow drift of clouds and the persistent hum of cicadas.
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| Location | Knippa, Uvalde County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.295236°N, 99.637274°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78870 |
| Area Code | 512, 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knippa, 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 Knippa includes coordinates 29.295236°N, 99.637274°W, situated in Uvalde County. ZIP code 78870. Telephone area code: 512, 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.