San Benito, Texas Weather
San Benito, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for San Benito, Cameron County.
Full aviation weather for San Benito is published on the Valley International Airport (KHRL) page, 11 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. 5 airfields within reach of San Benito 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 San Benito: Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) 29 km · Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 32 km · Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) 34 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 60 km
Conditions reported at KHRL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Benito specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About San Benito, Texas
San Benito basks under a wide, open sky, the flatlands stretching out with a quiet resilience that speaks of enduring sun and occasional, dramatic storms. It lies 5.7 miles south-east of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 135°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Laureles. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth after a rain, a subtle perfume that mingles with the distant hum of agriculture. Fields of cotton and sorghum, their textures shifting from a velvety fuzz to a reedy rustle, form a patchwork quilt across the landscape, punctuated by the occasional cluster of mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching out like patient, gnarled hands. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a golden, almost liquid quality, transforming the ordinary into something luminous, painting the horizon with hues of rose and apricot as the day begins its slow descent. This is a place where the legacy of irrigation canals, etched into the very contours of the land, tells a story of human ingenuity wrestling abundance from the fertile soil. San Benito's economy has long been tied to the bounty of its fields, a testament to the generations who have coaxed life from this South Texas terrain. The echoes of its past, when it served as a vital hub for ranching and agriculture, can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the unhurried rhythm of daily life. Beyond the agricultural heart, the distinctively shaped dome of the San Benito Museum, a quiet landmark, offers a glimpse into the region’s rich cultural heritage, hinting at the diverse influences that have shaped this corner of the Rio Grande Valley.
Live animated radar for San Benito 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 | San Benito, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.132576°N, 97.631101°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78586 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Benito, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Benito, 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 San Benito includes coordinates 26.132576°N, 97.631101°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78586. 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.
