Laguna Vista, Texas Weather
Laguna Vista, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Laguna Vista, Cameron County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Laguna Vista. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Laguna Vista is published on the Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) page, 9 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 Laguna Vista 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 Laguna Vista: Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 25 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 39 km
Conditions reported at KPIL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laguna Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Laguna Vista.
About Laguna Vista, Texas
Laguna Vista breathes the humid, salt-kissed air of the South Texas coast, a place where the sky feels vast and the land, though low-lying, holds a quiet resilience. It lies 18.8 miles north-east of Brownsville, TX (from Brownsville, TX: bearing 43°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west-north-west of Port Isabel. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of coastal plain, punctuated by the occasional mature mesquite tree standing sentinel over scrubby grasses and the vibrant, hardy wildflowers that paint the verges in fleeting bursts of color. To the west, the expansive waters of the Laguna Madre shimmer under a sun that can be both benevolent and fierce, its surface often rippled by the persistent sea breeze that rustles through the reeds along its edge. The light here, particularly as the day wanes, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the landscape, softening the edges of the scattered homes and the few commercial buildings that mark the presence of Laguna Vista. The history of Laguna Vista is intrinsically tied to the bounty and challenges of this coastal environment, a narrative shaped by fishing, agriculture, and the ever-present allure of the nearby waters. For generations, the Laguna Madre has been the lifeblood of the region, its fisheries providing sustenance and livelihood, a tradition that still echoes in the local economy today, even as newer industries and services have begun to take root. The land itself, once part of larger ranches, now accommodates a growing population drawn to the unique character of this coastal community, a place where the pace of life often mirrors the ebb and flow of the tides. Laguna Vista, with its proximity to natural beauty and its enduring connection to the Gulf Coast, offers a distinctive corner of Texas, where the spirit of the frontier meets the serenity of the water.
Live animated radar for Laguna Vista 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 | Laguna Vista, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.100911°N, 97.290254°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78578 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laguna Vista, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laguna Vista, 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 Laguna Vista includes coordinates 26.100911°N, 97.290254°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78578. 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.
