La Grulla, Texas Weather
La Grulla, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for La Grulla, Starr County.
Full aviation weather for La Grulla is published on the Rio Grande City Municipal Airport (K67R) page, 26 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 Grulla 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 Grulla: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 42 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 56 km
Conditions reported at K67R describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Grulla specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About La Grulla, Texas
La Grulla rests in the sun-drenched expanse of South Texas, a place where the land unfolds in wide, flat plains punctuated by hardy mesquite and scrub. It lies 20.3 miles west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 281°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Sullivan City. The air here carries the dry, earthy scent of baked soil, a constant reminder of the arid climate. Long, straight roads stretch out, disappearing into the shimmering heat haze that often softens the horizon, blurring the line between earth and sky. Life in La Grulla moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, marked by the slow drift of clouds and the occasional rumble of a distant truck. The late afternoon light, a molten gold, spills across the landscape, casting long shadows that deepen the subtle contours of the terrain, a quiet beauty found in its stark simplicity. The history of La Grulla is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the Rio Grande Valley, its early days shaped by the cultivation of cotton and other crops that once flourished under the relentless sun. Though the landscape may appear uniform, it holds the echoes of generations who worked this land, their lives tied to the cycles of planting and harvest. Today, the economy of La Grulla is a more varied tapestry, influenced by the broader economic currents of the region, with a continued reliance on agriculture alongside emerging opportunities. The spirit of community, however, remains a constant, a shared understanding forged in this quiet corner of Texas, where the past and present coexist under the same vast, open sky.
Live animated radar for La Grulla 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 Grulla, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.269515°N, 98.647246°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78548 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Grulla, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Grulla, 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 Grulla includes coordinates 26.269515°N, 98.647246°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78548. 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.
