Sandia, Texas Weather
Sandia, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sandia, Jim Wells County.
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About Sandia, Texas
Sandia rests under a vast, luminous sky, a quiet punctuation mark on the South Texas plain. It lies 33.2 miles west-north-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 298°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-south-west of Mathis. The land here unfolds in broad, sun-baked sweeps, a canvas of muted greens and ochres broken only by the occasional cluster of mesquite and the distant shimmer of heat rising from the earth. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-warmed grasses, a fragrance that seems to hold the stillness of decades. Even the shadows, when they fall, are sharp-edged and profound, a testament to the unwavering intensity of the sun. The story of Sandia is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative woven through the very soil that sustains it. Originally settled by ranchers who found purchase in the fertile land, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture, particularly cotton and citrus, shaping its fortunes. Over time, the needs of a growing region have brought a diversification, though the deep roots of its agrarian past remain palpable. A particular charm of Sandia lies in its unhurried pace, a gentle rhythm that invites contemplation, where the echoes of earlier generations seem to mingle with the murmur of everyday life, a quiet strength born from the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Sandia and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Sandia, Jim Wells County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.022515°N, 97.879444°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78383 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sandia, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sandia, 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 Sandia includes coordinates 28.022515°N, 97.879444°W, situated in Jim Wells County. ZIP code 78383. 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.
