Rio Bravo, Texas Weather
Rio Bravo, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Rio Bravo, Webb County.
Full aviation weather for Rio Bravo is published on the Laredo International Airport (KLRD) page, 20 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. 2 airfields within reach of Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo: Zapata County Airport (KAPY) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rio Bravo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rio Bravo, Texas
Rio Bravo unfolds under a vast Texas sky, a landscape defined by the persistent scrub and mesquite that cling to the earth, their thorny branches reaching like supplicants towards the sun. It lies 10.0 miles south of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 170°T), and is situated 1.1 miles north-east of El Cenizo. The air itself carries a dry, persistent warmth, a palpable presence that shapes the very rhythm of existence. Low, rolling terrain, punctuated by occasional dry washes, stretches towards the horizon, a canvas of muted greens and dusty browns that shift subtly with the changing light. Evenings here are a spectacle of deepening indigo, the setting sun bleeding fiery oranges and soft purples across the western sky, a quiet grandeur that stills the dust and softens the sharp edges of the day. The history of Rio Bravo is deeply entwined with the agricultural endeavors that have long characterized this stretch of South Texas, the rich alluvial soil deposited by ancient floods once coaxed into yielding bountiful harvests. Today, the local economy, while still touched by the land, has diversified, its pulse now quickened by the proximity to larger urban centers and the opportunities that flow from that connection. The spirit of Rio Bravo is one of enduring resilience, a quiet strength forged by generations who have learned to read the subtle language of the seasons and the land. It is a place where the echoes of the past are not so much heard as felt, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Rio Bravo 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 | Rio Bravo, Webb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.364189°N, 99.480042°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78046 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rio Bravo, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rio Bravo, 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 Rio Bravo includes coordinates 27.364189°N, 99.480042°W, situated in Webb County. ZIP code 78046. Telephone area code: 210, 726. 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.
