La Coma Heights, Texas Weather
La Coma Heights, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Coma Heights, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for La Coma Heights is published on the South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) page, 5 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 La Coma Heights 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 Coma Heights: Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) 31 km · McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 34 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEBG describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Coma Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Coma Heights.
About La Coma Heights, Texas
La Coma Heights rises from the flatlands, a subtle swell in the vast Texas landscape where the sun often hangs in a sky so wide it feels like a permanent, shimmering dome. It lies 11.0 miles north-north-east of Edinburg, TX (from Edinburg, TX: bearing 30°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-east of Doolittle. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and dusty browns, the soil a rich, dark loam that yields to the persistent sun. Mesquite trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the fields, their thorns a testament to resilience. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and distant agricultural fields, a quiet exhalation of the land. Occasional stands of huisache offer a brief, sweet fragrance after a rare rain, a fleeting perfume in the otherwise austere beauty of La Coma Heights. The history of La Coma Heights is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of the Rio Grande Valley, a region long defined by its fertile lands and the labor that coaxed bounty from them. For generations, cotton and citrus have been the lifeblood, their cultivation shaping the very character of the place, fostering a spirit of diligent work and a deep connection to the seasons. While the broader economic landscape has diversified, the echoes of that agrarian past remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, while embracing modern enterprises, still feels the steady, predictable rhythm of planting and harvest, a legacy that has imbued La Coma Heights with a particular kind of grounded persistence.
Live animated radar for La Coma Heights 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 | La Coma Heights, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.4394°N, 98.0747°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78542 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Coma Heights, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Coma Heights, 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 Coma Heights includes coordinates 26.439400°N, 98.074700°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78542. 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.
