South Padre Island, Texas Weather
South Padre Island, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for South Padre Island, Cameron County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Padre Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Padre Island is published on the Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) page, 19 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. 3 airfields within reach of South Padre Island 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 South Padre Island: Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) 34 km · Valley International Airport (KHRL) 51 km
Conditions reported at KPIL describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Padre Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Padre Island.
About South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island unfurls like a pale ribbon of sand against the vast, restless canvas of the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 24.9 miles north-east of Brownsville, TX (from Brownsville, TX: bearing 56°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-east of Port Isabel. Here, the sun, a relentless sovereign, bleaches the dunes to a spectral white, and the wind, an unseen sculptor, carves ephemeral peaks and valleys from the fine, powdery earth. The air itself carries a perpetual whisper of salt and brine, a constant reminder of the ocean's immensity. Across the narrow channel, the mainland of Cameron County rises, a distant, hazy silhouette of palm fronds and low-slung buildings, a world apart from the island's wild, untamed beauty. At dusk, the sky ignites in a symphony of coral and amethyst, mirroring the shimmering, almost liquid quality of the shallow bay waters that lap at the island's western edge. For generations, this barrier island has been a place of passage and refuge, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of tides and human endeavor. Once a haven for fishermen and a quiet expanse of natural beauty, South Padre Island has blossomed into a vibrant hub for tourism, its economy now anchored by the steady stream of visitors drawn to its sun-drenched shores and abundant marine life. The island's distinctive character is shaped by this duality: the enduring wildness of its natural landscapes, from the protected nesting grounds of sea turtles to the teeming bird sanctuaries, coexists with the lively energy of its beachfront resorts and bustling nightlife. This constant interplay between the raw power of nature and the human desire for recreation and relaxation defines the very soul of South Padre Island.
Live animated radar for South Padre Island 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.103689°N, 97.164694°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78597 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Padre Island, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Padre Island, 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 South Padre Island includes coordinates 26.103689°N, 97.164694°W, situated in Cameron County. ZIP code 78597. 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.
