Olivarez, Texas Weather
Olivarez, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Olivarez, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for Olivarez is published on the Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) page, 6 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 Olivarez 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 Olivarez: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 25 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 27 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 34 km
Conditions reported at KTXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Olivarez specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Olivarez, Texas
Olivarez lies under a sky that often stretches, wide and pale, across the flat terrain of Hidalgo County. It lies 4.8 miles north of Weslaco, TX (from Weslaco, TX: bearing 359°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-north-east of Alamo. The land itself, a tapestry of brown earth and hardy scrub, seems to absorb the relentless Texas sun, its heat a palpable presence even in the softer hours of morning. Mesquite trees, gnarled and resilient, dot the landscape, their thorny branches reaching out like ancient, weathered hands. The air, thick with the scent of dust and distant, blooming wildflowers, carries the hum of insects and the occasional, startling cry of a bird of prey circling overhead. In the distance, the Rio Grande, a muddy artery, whispers its slow, persistent journey, a constant reminder of the border's proximity. The story of Olivarez is inextricably linked to the agricultural endeavors that have long defined this corner of the Rio Grande Valley. Generations have coaxed life from this soil, their sweat and toil etched into the very contours of the fields, now yielding crops that feed beyond the immediate horizon. The local economy, a resilient spirit born of hardscrabble beginnings, still finds its pulse in the bounty of the land, though the echoes of larger, more distant industrial forces can sometimes be felt in the changing winds. Small businesses, the bedrock of Olivarez's character, line the few main roads, their storefronts bearing the patina of years, each one a small testament to the enduring persistence of its people.
Live animated radar for Olivarez 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.
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| Location | Olivarez, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.228406°N, 97.992225°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78599 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olivarez, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olivarez, 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 Olivarez includes coordinates 26.228406°N, 97.992225°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78599. 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.
