La Rosita, Texas Weather
La Rosita, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Rosita, Starr County.
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About La Rosita, Texas
La Rosita sprawls under the vast Texas sky, a collection of low-slung buildings and sun-bleached fences strung out along dusty roads. It lies 39.0 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 289°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-north-west of Rio Grande City. The land here is flat, a gentle, almost imperceptible incline towards the unseen waters of the Rio Grande, its presence a subtle whisper in the rustle of dry grasses and the occasional, tenacious mesquite tree. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a certain weight, a humid warmth that clings to the skin and softens the sharp edges of the landscape, making the distant shimmer of heat waves a common sight. Dust, a fine, ochre powder, coats everything, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of South Texas. The history of La Rosita is tied to the fertile crescent of the Rio Grande, a place where life has always found a way to flourish, albeit with a persistent struggle against the sun and the soil. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, cotton and citrus once dominating the fields, their bounty carried by the river or by the trucks that rumble along the highways connecting La Rosita to the wider world. Now, the economy adapts, finding new rhythms, with small businesses and the ever-present flow of cross-border commerce shaping the present. The character of La Rosita is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the slow passage of time is measured by the changing light on the horizon and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | La Rosita, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.400897°N, 98.920584°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Rosita, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Rosita, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Rosita includes coordinates 26.400897°N, 98.920584°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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
