Port Alto, Texas Weather
Port Alto, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Port Alto, Calhoun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Port Alto. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Port Alto is published on the Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) page, 18 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 Port Alto 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 Port Alto: Calhoun County Airport (KPKV) 26 km · Jackson County Airport (K26R) 41 km · Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPSX describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Port Alto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Port Alto.
About Port Alto, Texas
Port Alto lies at the cusp of the Gulf Coast, a place where the land exhales a warm, humid breath and the sky stretches in an unbroken expanse of pale blue. It lies 37.1 miles east-south-east of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 106°T), and is situated 13.3 miles east-north-east of Port Lavaca. Salt-laced winds, carrying the faint scent of brine and distant marsh grass, perpetually comb through the scrubby coastal vegetation, bending the resilient palmettos low. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a landscape that seems to spill rather than rise, defined by shallow bayous and the broad, reflective waters of the Intracoastal Waterway. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, acquires a honeyed quality, softening the sharp edges of docks and the weathered hulls of fishing boats, casting long, dancing shadows across the sandy, shell-strewn shorelines that fringe the community. The economic pulse of Port Alto has long been tied to the bounty of the sea and the channels that connect it to wider waters. For generations, shrimping fleets have set out from its harbors, their nets cast into the rich, fertile waters, a livelihood that has shaped the very character of the place. The Intracoastal Waterway, a vital artery of commerce, snakes its way through this region, bringing with it a steady flow of barges and vessels, a constant hum of activity that underlies the generally peaceful rhythm of life. Though perhaps not a grand historical center, the stories of families who have weathered storms and celebrated plentiful catches are etched into the collective memory of Port Alto, a quiet legacy of resilience and adaptation to the coastal environment.
Live animated radar for Port Alto 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 | Port Alto, Calhoun County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.659994°N, 96.413306°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77979 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Alto, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Alto, 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 Port Alto includes coordinates 28.659994°N, 96.413306°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 77979. Telephone area code: 409. 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.
