Rafael Pena, Texas Weather
Rafael Pena, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Rafael Pena, Starr County.
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About Rafael Pena, Texas
Rafael Pena unfolds across a landscape of wide, sun-baked plains, where the earth, a rich, ochre clay, stretches towards a horizon that seems to shimmer with an almost liquid heat. It lies 20.4 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 287°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-north-west of Sullivan City. Here, mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching like arthritic fingers, offer scant shade against the relentless Texas sun, their spiky leaves whispering secrets to the dry, persistent wind. The air itself carries the scent of dust and dry grass, a primal aroma that speaks of resilience and endurance, and at dusk, the sky bleeds into a bruised tapestry of purples and oranges, a fleeting, glorious spectacle before the vast, star-dusted darkness descends. The history of Rafael Pena is deeply entwined with the fertile crescent of the Rio Grande Valley, a ribbon of life that has sustained human endeavor for generations. This is a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, with cotton and citrus once dominating the fields, their bounty shipped north and east. Today, while some of those fields still bear their harvest, the economy of Rafael Pena has diversified, with a growing presence in cross-border trade and a burgeoning service sector, reflecting the dynamic interplay between two nations. You can still feel the echo of the vaqueros and the early settlers in the broad smiles and the easy hospitality of its people, a spirit of enduring connection to the land that defines the character of Rafael Pena.
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| Location | Rafael Pena, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.301°N, 98.6409°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 Rafael Pena, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rafael Pena, 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 Rafael Pena includes coordinates 26.301000°N, 98.640900°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.
