Las Palmas II, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Las Palmas II, Cameron County.
Full aviation weather for Las Palmas II is published on the Valley International Airport (KHRL) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Las Palmas II 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 Las Palmas II: Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) 24 km · Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) 40 km · Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 46 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 46 km · McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 50 km
Conditions reported at KHRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Las Palmas II specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Las Palmas II unfurls itself along the southern Texas coast, a landscape painted in muted greens and sun-bleached browns where the sky feels vast enough to swallow the horizon. It lies 2.8 miles west-north-west of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 288°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of San Benito. The terrain is predominantly flat, a gentle, almost imperceptible rise from the brackish waters that thread through the region, hinting at the nearby Gulf's embrace. Scrubby mesquite and resilient huisache trees dot the sparse fields, their thorny branches reaching out like arthritic fingers against the relentless blue. The air here carries a perpetual whisper of salt and the earthy scent of dry soil, a fragrance that intensifies in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the land. The history of Las Palmas II is deeply intertwined with the ebb and flow of the Rio Grande Valley's agricultural past, a story whispered in the wind that rustles through the fields. For generations, the land sustained cotton and citrus, a bounty nurtured by the life-giving waters that now shape the local economy, primarily through continued agricultural endeavors and the burgeoning service industries catering to seasonal visitors. The legacy of its founding families, many with roots stretching back to the early days of Texan settlement, is evident in the enduring community spirit. Distinctive to Las Palmas II is its unhurried cadence, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the seasons, where the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant cries of gulls and the occasional rumble of a passing truck, a constant reminder of the connection to both the land and the distant, shimmering sea.
Live animated radar for Las Palmas II and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Las Palmas II, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.2032°N, 97.7395°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78552 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Las Palmas II, 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 Las Palmas II includes coordinates 26.203200°N, 97.739500°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78552. 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.