La Carla, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Carla, Starr County.
Full aviation weather for La Carla is published on the Rio Grande City Municipal Airport (K67R) 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. 2 airfields within reach of La Carla 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 La Carla: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 58 km
Conditions reported at K67R describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Carla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Carla.
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.
Live animated radar for La Carla and surroundings — RainViewer.
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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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.