Las Palmas, Texas Weather
Las Palmas, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Las Palmas, Zapata County.
Full aviation weather for Las Palmas is published on the Zapata County Airport (KAPY) page, 3 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KAPY describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Las Palmas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Las Palmas.
About Las Palmas, Texas
Las Palmas unfolds across a landscape that whispers of the South Texas brush country, a terrain sculpted by wind and sun into subtle, rolling contours. It lies 40.8 miles south-south-east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 159°T), and is situated 3.1 miles north of Zapata. Here, mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching like gnarled fingers, dominate the scene, interspersed with hardy chaparral and the occasional proud palo verde, its green bark a defiant splash against the ochre earth. The air, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the dry, sweet scent of blooming wildflowers and the faint, dusty aroma of awakened soil, a potent perfume that clings to everything. Cattle graze in wide pastures, their silhouettes sharp against the vast, pale blue sky, while the distant hum of unseen machinery hints at the quiet industry that underpins this seemingly sleepy place. The history of Las Palmas is intrinsically tied to the land and the industries that have drawn sustenance from it. For generations, ranching has been the lifeblood, the vast ranches echoing with the traditions of cowboy culture and the enduring spirit of the frontier. More recently, the exploration and extraction of oil and gas have reshaped the local economy, bringing a different kind of energy to the region, a steady pulse beneath the enduring quietude. You can still feel the echoes of earlier times in the weathered facades of the few buildings that mark the heart of Las Palmas, structures that have borne witness to changing fortunes and the persistent resilience of its people.
Live animated radar for Las Palmas 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 | Las Palmas, Zapata County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.952536°N, 99.275037°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78076 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Las Palmas, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Las Palmas, 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 includes coordinates 26.952536°N, 99.275037°W, situated in Zapata County. ZIP code 78076. Telephone area code: 210, 726. 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.
