Port Aransas, Texas Weather
Port Aransas, 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 Port Aransas, Nueces County.
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About Port Aransas, Texas
Port Aransas sprawls across Mustang Island, a sliver of land where the Gulf of Mexico meets the Corpus Christi Bay. It lies 20.6 miles east of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 84°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of Ingleside. The air here carries the briny tang of salt and the faint, sweet perfume of sea lavender, a constant reminder of the vast, shifting waters that define this place. Sand dunes, tufted with sea oats that whisper secrets to the wind, climb and recede, forming a delicate, ever-changing boundary between the human settlements and the wilder coast. The light, particularly as the sun begins its descent, washes over the landscape in hues of molten gold and soft rose, bathing the weathered pilings of piers and the bleached driftwood scattered along the shore in an ethereal glow. Gulls wheel overhead, their cries a familiar chorus against the rhythmic sigh of the waves. This island outpost, Port Aransas, has long been shaped by the sea, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of maritime endeavors. Once a vital port and a hub for fishing fleets, its economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the Gulf and the steady stream of visitors drawn to its sun-drenched shores and abundant wildlife. The jetties, stoic guardians against the ocean's power, are a testament to human ingenuity, while the nearby Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary for whooping cranes and countless other species, speaks to the enduring wildness that persists. The character of Port Aransas is one of resilient adaptation, a place where life moves at the pace of the tides, marked by the camaraderie of fishermen and the easy smiles of those who call this windswept island home.
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| Location | Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.833916°N, 97.061099°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78373 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Aransas, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Aransas, 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 Port Aransas includes coordinates 27.833916°N, 97.061099°W, situated in Nueces County. ZIP code 78373. 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.
