Riviera, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riviera, Kleberg County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.