Tradewinds, Texas Weather
Tradewinds, 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 Tradewinds, San Patricio County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tradewinds. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tradewinds is published on the Ingleside Regional Airport (KTFP) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Tradewinds 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 Tradewinds: Hunt Airport (K9R5) 14 km · Mustang Beach Airport (KRAS) 26 km · Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (KNGP) 33 km · Corpus Christi International Airport (KCRP) 34 km · Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNGW) 36 km
Conditions reported at KTFP describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tradewinds specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tradewinds.
About Tradewinds, Texas
Tradewinds breathes the salty air of the Texas coast, a place where the flat, fertile land slopes gently towards the ubiquitous presence of water. It lies 15.5 miles north-north-east of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 32°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-north-east of Portland. The sky here is a grand, sweeping canvas, often painted with the dramatic hues of sunrise and sunset, reflecting the vastness of the Gulf of Mexico that lies just a short distance away. Live oaks, gnarled and robust, punctuate the landscape, their branches draped with Spanish moss, offering a verdant counterpoint to the sun-bleached grasses and the ever-present breeze that gives the locality its name. The very air feels thick with the promise of warmth, a constant, soft caress against the skin. The history of Tradewinds is entwined with the bounty of the Gulf and the fertile soil, a story of fishermen and farmers who found their living from the sea and the land. The local economy, for generations, has been anchored by the fishing fleets that bring in their daily catch and by the agricultural enterprises that cultivate the rich coastal plains. This is a place where the pace of life is measured by the tides and the changing seasons, a quiet persistence that has seen Tradewinds endure. The distinctive character of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered faces of its people and the enduring spirit of a community that understands the rhythm of the coast.
Live animated radar for Tradewinds 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 | Tradewinds, San Patricio County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.990575°N, 97.261936°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78390 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tradewinds, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tradewinds, 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 Tradewinds includes coordinates 27.990575°N, 97.261936°W, situated in San Patricio County. ZIP code 78390. 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.
