Sarita, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sarita, Kenedy County.
Full aviation weather for Sarita is published on the Kingsville Naval Air Station (KNQI) page, 32 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KNQI describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sarita specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sarita.
Sarita lies under a sky so vast it seems to hold its breath, a place where the land stretches out in a mosaic of muted greens and sun-bleached tans. It lies 46.7 miles south-south-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 211°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-south-east of Riviera. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, rolling plains giving way to the more defined contours of brush country, where mesquite and huisache trees stubbornly hold their ground against the persistent wind. The air itself possesses a dry, almost papery quality, carrying the scent of dust and distant cattle, and in the late afternoon, the light softens to a warm, honeyed glow that seems to linger, imbuing the sparse vegetation with a fleeting, golden grace. Here, life moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, dictated less by clocks and more by the slow march of the sun across the immense heavens. The history of Sarita is intrinsically tied to the sprawling ranches that have long defined this corner of South Texas, a legacy of cattle barons and vast tracts of land that still shape the local economy. The primary industry remains agriculture, with livestock grazing on the resilient grasses and brush providing sustenance, a continuation of traditions passed down through generations. This is a place where the echo of old West tales still resonates, where the work of the land is a constant, quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. While not a place of grand monuments, Sarita possesses a distinctive character, a quiet resilience born from its isolation and its deep connection to the enduring rhythms of the natural world, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have chosen to make their home under its wide-open skies.
Live animated radar for Sarita 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 | Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.221712°N, 97.789162°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78385 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sarita, 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 Sarita includes coordinates 27.221712°N, 97.789162°W, situated in Kenedy County. ZIP code 78385. 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.