La Coma, Texas Weather
La Coma, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Coma, Webb County.
Full aviation weather for La Coma is published on the Laredo International Airport (KLRD) page, 16 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. 3 airfields within reach of La Coma 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: Jim Hogg County Airport (KHBV) 58 km · Zapata County Airport (KAPY) 60 km
Conditions reported at KLRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Coma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Coma.
About La Coma, Texas
La Coma lies under a vast, often brilliant sky, a place where the South Texas brush country begins to assert its dominion. It lies 12.6 miles east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 91°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east of Los Altos. The land here is a mosaic of mesquite, prickly pear, and a hardy assortment of grasses, punctuated by the occasional stubborn oak. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, catching the sunlight in hazy shafts during the day and glowing with a soft, ochre hue as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in strokes of rose and lavender. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, a testament to the persistent scrub and the thirsty soil. Silence is the dominant sound, broken only by the distant bleating of goats, the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead, or the low rumble of a truck traversing the unpaved roads that crisscross the landscape. The story of La Coma is one of resilience, tied to the land and the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles. Ranching has long been the heart of its economy, with generations of families raising cattle on these sprawling, sun-baked pastures. The legacy of these early settlers, many of them drawn by the promise of land and a simpler life, is etched into the very character of La Coma, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the natural world. While the larger agricultural concerns have shifted over time, small ranches and homesteads still dot the periphery, their owners tending to their herds with a practiced, unhurried rhythm. The spirit of La Coma, much like the tenacious mesquite, endures, adapting to the challenges of the present while holding fast to the enduring values of its past.
Live animated radar for La Coma 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | La Coma, Webb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.5029°N, 99.3014°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78043 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Coma, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Coma, 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 includes coordinates 27.502900°N, 99.301400°W, situated in Webb County. ZIP code 78043. 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.
