Refugio, Texas Weather
Refugio, 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 for Refugio, Refugio County.
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About Refugio, Texas
Refugio breathes a quiet expanse, its landscape a gentle unfolding of coastal prairie grasses that catch the sun in waves of pale gold. It lies 35.6 miles north-north-east of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 12°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-north-east of Woodsboro. The air here carries the faintest whisper of salt from the nearby Gulf, mingling with the sweet, earthy scent of damp soil after a summer shower. Live oaks, their branches gnarled and draped with Spanish moss, offer pockets of deep shade, their dark leaves a stark contrast against the wide, often cloud-streaked Texas sky. The terrain itself is low-lying, a subtle inclination towards the distant shimmer of water, where shallow creeks and winding bayous thread through the land like silver ribbons. Life in Refugio moves with a certain unhurried grace, a feeling that the land itself dictates a slower, more deliberate pace. The history of Refugio is a deep-rooted narrative, stretching back to its founding as a Spanish mission and presidio, a frontier outpost that witnessed the ebb and flow of empires. This legacy is still felt in the quiet dignity of its older buildings and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, once heavily reliant on cotton and cattle, has evolved, with agriculture still playing a significant role, alongside burgeoning energy sector interests that bring a steady hum of activity to the periphery. The Refugio County Courthouse, a stately brick structure, stands as a quiet sentinel in the town square, a testament to decades of local governance and community life. Along the waterways, the occasional glimpse of egrets and herons foraging in the shallows adds a touch of wild beauty, a reminder of the natural abundance that has always sustained Refugio.
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| Location | Refugio, Refugio County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.305284°N, 97.27527°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78377 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Refugio, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Refugio, 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 Refugio includes coordinates 28.305284°N, 97.275270°W, situated in Refugio County. ZIP code 78377. 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.
