Santa Elena, Texas Weather
Santa Elena, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santa Elena, Starr County.
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About Santa Elena, Texas
Santa Elena lies under a sky that stretches wide and pale, a canvas for the slow, deliberate arc of the sun. It lies 37.4 miles north-north-west of Edinburg, TX (from Edinburg, TX: bearing 328°T), and is situated 26.4 miles west-north-west of Linn. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones, a tapestry of dry grasses and scrub oak that clings tenaciously to the gently rolling terrain. Heat shimmers off the baked soil in the long afternoons, a visible breath rising from the sun-warmed ground, and the air, when it moves at all, carries the faint, dry scent of dust and distant mesquite. Across the landscape, a scattering of low, resilient homes and sturdy businesses, their paint weathered by the relentless sun, mark the human presence in this quiet expanse. The history of Santa Elena is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. For generations, this place has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and sorghum, crops that draw their lifeblood from the capricious generosity of the sky and the deep, dark earth. The Rio Grande, a vital artery of life, flows not far from Santa Elena, its presence a constant reminder of the region's deep connection to water and the enduring legacy of its Spanish colonial past. Local traditions, passed down through families, speak of a strong sense of community, a quiet resilience forged in shared labor and the enduring beauty of the South Texas brush country.
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| Location | Santa Elena, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.760054°N, 98.486406°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78591, 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Elena, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Elena, 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 Santa Elena includes coordinates 26.760054°N, 98.486406°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78591, 78582. 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.
