Midway South, Texas Weather
Midway South, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Midway South, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for Midway South is published on the Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Midway South 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 Midway South: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 22 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 33 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 38 km
Conditions reported at KTXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midway South specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Midway South, Texas
Midway South unfolds under a sky that stretches, immense and often a vibrant, bruised purple at dusk. It lies 1.9 miles west of Weslaco, TX (from Weslaco, TX: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-south-east of San Juan. The land here is a patient, sun-baked canvas, a gentle descent from the slightly higher ground to the north, where the earth feels subtly more yielding. Low-lying scrub brushes the horizon, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching out like gnarled fingers. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of dry earth and, on occasion, the sweet, cloying perfume of unseen blossoms. Roads, straight as a prayer, cut across the landscape, their asphalt shimmering like a mirage in the relentless sun. The history of Midway South is a story whispered on the wind, a confluence of agricultural ambition and the enduring spirit of those who have worked this stubborn soil. Its economy, long tied to the cultivation of cotton and sorghum, still bears the imprint of those early endeavors, though diversification has brought new ventures, their presence felt in the hum of activity at local businesses. The Rio Grande, a lifeblood to this region, flows not far from Midway South, its presence a constant, murmuring reminder of the ancient pathways and the currents of life that have shaped this corner of Texas. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun's arc and the seasons, a deliberate unfolding that allows for observation of the small beauties—the flash of a cardinal's wing, the slow drift of clouds across the vast expanse above.
Live animated radar for Midway South 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 | Midway South, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.1569°N, 98.0213°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78596, 78537 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midway South, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midway South, 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 Midway South includes coordinates 26.156900°N, 98.021300°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78596, 78537. 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.
