Matagorda, Texas Weather
Matagorda, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Matagorda, Matagorda County.
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About Matagorda, Texas
Matagorda rests against the Gulf of Mexico, a place where the land yields gently to the sea, its shores a mosaic of pale sand and oyster shell. It lies 40.0 miles south-west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 234°T), and is situated 15.2 miles east of Palacios. The air here carries a perpetual whisper of salt and brine, a humid embrace that clings to the skin and softens the edges of the horizon. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel over the flat terrain, their branches draped with Spanish moss like spectral beards, offering scant shade against the relentless Texas sun. The dominant hues are the muted greens of coastal grasses, the bleached bone-white of driftwood, and the ever-present, vast expanse of a sky that stretches from pale dawn to fiery sunset. The rhythm of Matagorda is dictated by the tides, the slow creep of the sun across the sky, and the distant, guttural cries of gulls. This coastal settlement, with its roots reaching back to early Spanish exploration, has long drawn its sustenance from the bounty of the surrounding waters and the fertile soil. For generations, fishing has been the lifeblood of Matagorda, with shrimp boats and pleasure craft dotting the bay, their weathered hulls bearing the marks of countless voyages. The economy, while still reliant on the sea's generosity, has also seen the influence of oil and gas exploration in the region, a more recent chapter in the area's long history. The old cannery buildings, now silent sentinels of a bygone era, stand as reminders of a time when the processing of the Gulf's catch was a central pillar of Matagorda's identity. Here, history isn't confined to museums; it’s in the salt-worn wood of the docks and the enduring spirit of a community shaped by the enduring power of the coast.
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| Location | Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.690822°N, 95.967462°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77457 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Matagorda, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matagorda, 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 Matagorda includes coordinates 28.690822°N, 95.967462°W, situated in Matagorda County. ZIP code 77457. Telephone area code: 281. 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.
