Tanquecitos South Acres, Texas Weather
Tanquecitos South Acres, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tanquecitos South Acres, Webb County.
Full aviation weather for Tanquecitos South Acres is published on the Laredo International Airport (KLRD) page, 10 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. 2 airfields within reach of Tanquecitos South Acres 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 Tanquecitos South Acres: Zapata County Airport (KAPY) 59 km
Conditions reported at KLRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tanquecitos South Acres specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tanquecitos South Acres.
About Tanquecitos South Acres, Texas
Tanquecitos South Acres unfolds across a landscape of scrubland and sparse mesquite, where the earth, a sun-baked ochre, stretches towards a horizon often softened by the shimmering heat. It lies 7.9 miles east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 98°T), and is situated 0.4 miles east of Los Altos. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a patient, enduring flatness, punctuated by the hardy resilience of native flora – prickly pear cactus, thorny acacia, and the ubiquitous huisache, its yellow blossoms releasing a faint, sweet perfume into the dry air. The sky above is a vast, almost overwhelming presence, a canvas of cerulean blue that deepens to an indigo so profound at dusk it seems to swallow the last vestiges of daylight, leaving behind a velvet darkness pricked by a million distant stars. The scattered homes and modest structures of Tanquecitos South Acres seem to hunker down against the immensity, their low profiles a response to the wind and the relentless sun. The history of Tanquecitos South Acres is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who have worked this land for generations, their lives intertwined with the ebb and flow of the region’s agricultural rhythms. Ranching has long been a cornerstone of the local economy, the enduring legacy of cattle drives and open range shaping the character of the people and the sparse settlements. While large-scale industry is absent, the hum of small businesses and the steady work of those employed in nearby Laredo provide a living for the residents, their days marked by the practicalities of life in this part of South Texas. The very air carries a faint scent of dust and dry grass, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that govern this place, and the quiet strength of those who call Tanquecitos South Acres home.
Live animated radar for Tanquecitos South Acres 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 | Tanquecitos South Acres, Webb County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.4898°N, 99.3797°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78043 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tanquecitos South Acres, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tanquecitos South Acres, 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 Tanquecitos South Acres includes coordinates 27.489800°N, 99.379700°W, situated in Webb County. ZIP code 78043. Telephone area code: 210, 726. 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.
