La Paloma, Texas Weather
La Paloma, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for La Paloma, Cameron County.
Full aviation weather for La Paloma is published on the Valley International Airport (KHRL) page, 20 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. 5 airfields within reach of La Paloma 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 Paloma: Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 29 km · Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) 34 km · Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) 35 km · McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 59 km
Conditions reported at KHRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Paloma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About La Paloma, Texas
La Paloma unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land gently slopes toward the distant shimmer of the Gulf. It lies 10.2 miles south of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-south-west of San Benito. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and the salt-kissed breeze that carries whispers from the coast. Wide, flat plains stretch out, interrupted by the occasional cluster of hardy mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching for the expansive, ever-present sky. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a profound softness, bathing the landscape in hues of ochre and rose, a painterly wash that seems to deepen the very stillness of the place. It is a terrain that feels both ancient and immediate, a place where the horizon feels less like a boundary and more like an invitation. The story of La Paloma is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the promise of agricultural bounty that has sustained its people for generations. Once a vital hub for cotton and citrus farming, the legacy of those sun-drenched fields still permeates the local character, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the land and its inhabitants. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone, the economy of La Paloma also finds its pulse in the nearby ports and the growing service industries that cater to the transient flow of commerce and visitors drawn to the coast. The town carries the unpretentious grace of a community that has learned to adapt and endure, its distinctive rhythm set by the slow turning of seasons and the steady hum of everyday life, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present.
Live animated radar for La Paloma 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 Paloma, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.045911°N, 97.667491°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78586 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Paloma, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Paloma, 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 Paloma includes coordinates 26.045911°N, 97.667491°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78586. 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.
