Ratamosa, Texas Weather
Ratamosa, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ratamosa, Cameron County.
Full aviation weather for Ratamosa is published on the Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) page, 13 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ratamosa 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 Ratamosa: Valley International Airport (KHRL) 19 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 38 km · McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 39 km · Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) 50 km · Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KTXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ratamosa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ratamosa.
About Ratamosa, Texas
Ratamosa exhales a breath of warm, humid air, thick with the scent of sun-baked earth and distant brine. It lies 9.3 miles west of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 276°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-north-east of Weslaco. The land here is a flat, unbroken expanse, a pale ochre canvas stretching towards horizons that blur in the shimmering heat. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and defiant, punctuate the landscape like weary sentinels, offering scant shade against the relentless sun. The sky overhead is an immense, pale blue dome, vast and indifferent, its immensity amplifying the quietude of the terrain. Here and there, shallow, ephemeral creeks scar the earth, their dry beds whispering of infrequent, torrential rains. The story of Ratamosa is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient resilience of those who have eked a living from this challenging soil. For generations, the economy has been a quiet ebb and flow, tied to the fortunes of the land, with cattle ranching and small-scale agriculture forming the backbone of sustenance. The broad, open skies, so characteristic of this region, still inspire a sense of enduring possibility, a quiet hope that the next season might bring a gentle abundance. Though not a place of bustling commerce, Ratamosa carries a distinct character, a quiet dignity born of its enduring connection to the natural world and the unhurried rhythm of its days.
Live animated radar for Ratamosa 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 | Ratamosa, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.203686°N, 97.845553°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78593, 78559 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ratamosa, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ratamosa, 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 Ratamosa includes coordinates 26.203686°N, 97.845553°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78593, 78559. 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.
