Scissors, Texas Weather
Scissors, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Scissors, Hidalgo County.
Full aviation weather for Scissors is published on the Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of Scissors 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 Scissors: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 19 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 34 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 41 km
Conditions reported at KTXW describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scissors specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Scissors, Texas
Scissors lies under a vast South Texas sky, where the sun bleeds across the horizon in hues of apricot and amethyst as evening settles. It lies 4.1 miles west-south-west of Weslaco, TX (from Weslaco, TX: bearing 251°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-south-east of Pharr. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and sun-baked browns, a low-lying terrain punctuated by mesquite trees with their gnarled limbs reaching towards the heavens. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a constant companion that whispers of distant ranches and open fields. Even the shadows, as they lengthen, seem to possess a certain weight, a stillness that speaks of the land’s enduring presence. The history of Scissors is intertwined with the agricultural pulse of the Rio Grande Valley, a place where cotton once bloomed in profusion and the scent of ripening citrus would drift on the breeze. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, the spirit of persistence remains, a quiet resilience evident in the local economy that now draws from a broader spectrum of commerce. There are echoes of old livelihoods in the weathered barns and the slow, deliberate pace of life, a rhythm that feels both grounded and deeply connected to the earth. This is a place where the past isn't just remembered, but felt in the very texture of the days.
Live animated radar for Scissors 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 | Scissors, Hidalgo County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.139798°N, 98.053894°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78537 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scissors, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scissors, 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 Scissors includes coordinates 26.139798°N, 98.053894°W, situated in Hidalgo County. ZIP code 78537. 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.
