La Carla, Texas Weather
La Carla, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Carla, Starr County.
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About La Carla, Texas
La Carla lies under a wide, indifferent sky, a place where the sun’s insistent gaze bakes the earth to a pale, thirsty brown. It lies 29.9 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 301°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-east of Rio Grande City. The land here, a subtle undulation of mesquite-dotted pasture and scrub, seems to hold its breath during the long, slow afternoons. Occasional stands of huisache, their thorny branches reaching like arthritic fingers, offer scant relief from the relentless light. Dust, fine and pervasive, clings to everything, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of the Rio Grande Valley. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a tangible presence that settles on the skin like a whisper from distant, sun-scorched horizons. This stretch of South Texas, a region deeply etched by the flow of the Rio Grande, has long been a land of agricultural endeavor. La Carla itself, like many communities in Starr County, has seen its fortunes tied to the bounty of the soil, reliant on irrigation that brings life to fields of cotton and sorghum, though the rhythm of planting and harvest has softened in recent decades. The legacy of its settlers, many with roots reaching back into Mexico, is palpable in the quiet endurance of its people and the enduring traditions that shape daily life. Evenings here can be surprisingly vibrant, as the cooling air loosens the day’s grip, and the distant glow of porch lights signals a gentle settling into the familiar embrace of home.
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| Location | La Carla, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.4354°N, 98.7406°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 La Carla, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Carla, 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 La Carla includes coordinates 26.435400°N, 98.740600°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.
