Mikes, Texas Weather
Mikes, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Mikes, Starr County.
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About Mikes, Texas
Mikes exists where the Rio Grande Valley begins to yield its secrets to the wider Texas expanse. It lies 20.3 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-north-west of Sullivan City. The land here is a study in muted greens and sun-baked earth, a place where mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, stand sentinel over wide, flat fields. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a scent of dust and distant cattle, and a palpable stillness that can feel both profound and a little lonely. Wide, open skies stretch overhead, their blue an intense hue that seems to hum with the heat, and as dusk approaches, the horizon often bleeds into soft oranges and purples, a gentle farewell to the day's fierce light. The story of Mikes is one of persistent cultivation and the enduring spirit of those who have sought a living from this challenging soil. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this region, with crops like sorghum and cotton finding their place in the fertile, if often arid, terrain. The legacy of irrigation canals, a testament to human ingenuity against the parched landscape, still snakes across the countryside, a reminder of the constant negotiation with nature that defines life here. While the pace of Mikes is unhurried, a quiet determinationUnderpins its character, a resilience forged in the sunshine and the wind that sweeps across the South Texas plain.
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| Location | Mikes, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.3147°N, 98.6336°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mikes, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mikes, 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 Mikes includes coordinates 26.314700°N, 98.633600°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78582. 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. 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.
