Zarate, Texas Weather
Zarate, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zarate, Starr County.
Full aviation weather for Zarate is published on the Rio Grande City Municipal Airport (K67R) page, 24 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 Zarate 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 Zarate: McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) 43 km · South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) 53 km
Conditions reported at K67R describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zarate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zarate.
About Zarate, Texas
Zarate lies under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast canvas of blue where the sun beats down with a fierce, unwavering intensity. It lies 20.6 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west-north-west of Sullivan City. The land itself is a study in resilience, a tapestry of scrub brush and mesquite trees clinging stubbornly to the dry earth, their gnarled branches reaching towards the relentless light. Here, the landscape is not one of gentle slopes but of a subtle, persistent flatness, broken only by the occasional, shallow dip or rise, a testament to the slow, patient sculpting of wind and infrequent, heavy rains. The air, especially in the heat of the afternoon, shimmers with a visible, almost tangible heat, carrying the faint, dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth. The history of Zarate is as deeply rooted as the mesquite itself, a story woven from the hardy spirit of those who came seeking opportunity along the Rio Grande. For generations, the local economy has been tied to the land, the fertile strips along the river yielding cotton and various crops when the water allows, a life lived in close communion with the seasons. The legacy of border trade and migration has left an indelible mark on Zarate, a blending of cultures that manifests in the vibrant Spanish spoken on the streets and the strong sense of family that forms the bedrock of the community. It is a place where time seems to move at its own deliberate pace, the rhythm of life dictated less by clocks and more by the sun's arc across the immense, open sky.
Live animated radar for Zarate 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 | Zarate, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.3199°N, 98.6369°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zarate, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zarate, 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 Zarate includes coordinates 26.319900°N, 98.636900°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78582. 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.
