Riviera, Texas Weather
Riviera, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riviera, Kleberg County.
Full aviation weather for Riviera is published on the Kingsville Naval Air Station (KNQI) page, 23 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. 3 airfields within reach of Riviera 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 Riviera: Nueces County Airport (KRBO) 55 km · Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNGW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KNQI describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riviera specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riviera.
About Riviera, Texas
Riviera rests on a low, flat plain where the land exhales a humid, salty breath from the nearby Gulf. It lies 43.1 miles south-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 217°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Ricardo. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a broad canvas of scrub brush and resilient grasses that cling to the sandy soil, their muted greens and browns punctuated by the occasional flash of a roadside bloom. Sun-baked roads wind between widely spaced homes, their porches often open to the languid breeze, and the sky above is a vast, unbroken expanse, its light often softened by a haze that lends a hazy, almost dreamlike quality to the afternoon. There's a quietude here, a sense of space that encourages the eye to wander, to trace the distant, shimmering line where the sky meets the flat earth. The character of Riviera is deeply entwined with the legacy of ranching and the fertile soil that once supported vast cattle operations. Today, the economy still echoes those roots, with agriculture remaining a significant force, particularly the cultivation of citrus groves and various vegetables that thrive in the warm, subtropical climate. The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico also influences life, offering opportunities for fishing and a general connection to the rhythms of the coast. While not a bustling metropolis, Riviera retains a distinctive sense of place, a quiet persistence that has shaped its modest yet enduring community.
Live animated radar for Riviera 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Riviera, Kleberg County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.298654°N, 97.814996°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78379 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riviera, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riviera, 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 Riviera includes coordinates 27.298654°N, 97.814996°W, situated in Kleberg County. ZIP code 78379. 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.
