Zapata, Texas

Add to My Favorites

Local Time: 6:47 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 26.9° N 99.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Heat Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Record Report

	Current Conditions

Zapata, Texas (Airport)

Updated: 6:25 PM CDT on July 05, 2009

104 °F

Clear

Humidity:	18%
Dew Point:	52 °F
Wind:	14 mph from the SSE
Wind Gust:	22 mph
Pressure:	29.73 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	423 ft

» Weather History for This Location

Radar

Webcam

Click Radar to Enlarge

Select a source for your current conditions:

Raw METAR

Aviation

Weather Radio

Flight Rule:	VFR (KAPY)
Wind Speed:	12.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	150° (SSE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
Full Report — Pilot Maps

Talk to State Farm agents near you:

Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Zapata	104 °F	Clear	6:25 PM CDT
	Hebbronville	101 °F	Clear	6:20 PM CDT
	Laredo	110 °F	Clear	5:56 PM CDT
	Falfurrias	104 °F	Clear	5:59 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KLRD)

95 °F

74 °F

Record (KLRD)

106 °F (2005)

73 °F (1997)

Yesterday

108 °F

79 °F

Detailed History and Climate

	Meet Locals
Read their travel tips for Zapata hotels!


	Unbiased reviews and advice for Zapata

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Laredo	109°F
Cotulla	109°F
Alice	109°F
Uvalde	108°F
Hearne	106°F

State Lows:
Guadalupe Pass	62°F
Dumas	63°F
Perryton	64°F
Amarillo	64°F
Dalhart	64°F

Astronomy

July 5, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:48 AM CDT

8:34 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:22 AM CDT

9:01 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

5:50 AM CDT

9:32 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:17 AM CDT

10:05 PM CDT

Moon

7:35 PM CDT

5:08 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

14h 38m

Length of Day

13h 46m

Tomorrow will be 0m 31s shorter.

Extended View

Waxing Gibbous, 98% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 7 Full	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter

For more information about the solar system:

Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage!

We've cooked up some fun dynamic images for you to put on your homepage.

18 NEW Stickers!
Multiple Styles to Choose From
Display Current conditions

Get Your Weather Sticker!

Zapata, TX

104 °F

Clear

at 6:25 PM CDT

(Click for forecast)

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 78076

Customize Your Icons!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
106° F \| 81° F	106° F \| 79° F	106° F \| 79° F	104° F \| 79° F	101° F \| 76° F
Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Zapata

Updated: 3:03 PM CDT on July 5, 2009
Heat advisory in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday...
	Tonight Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 111 in the evening.
	Monday Sunny. Highs around 106. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 113 in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 111 in the evening.
	Tuesday Partly cloudy. Highs around 106. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 112 in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 105 to 111 in the evening.
	Wednesday Sunny. Highs around 105. Heat index readings 105 to 115. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the evening.
	Thursday Sunny. Highs around 101. Heat index readings 105 to 110 in the afternoon.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index readings 105 to 106 in the evening.
	Friday Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index readings 105 to 106 in the afternoon.
	Friday Night through Sunday Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index readings around 105.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Pirates vs. Marlins	1:10 PM EDT on July 05, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 90 °F
Cardinals vs. Reds	1:10 PM EDT on July 05, 2009	Mostly Cloudy, 72 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Average High 66° F/ 18° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
View Schedules: NFL \| CFB \| MLB \| IFB \| NASCAR \| PGA Golf \|

Blogs in This Area

City:	Member:	Title:	Last Activity:
There are no recent blogs in this area. Why not create your own?
Blogs for people who love weather and the outdoors! View All Blogs »

: Top of Page :

Weather Stations

All Weather Stations

Personal Weather Stations

MADIS Weather Stations

Weather Stations WunderMap

Station Location

Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

APRSWXNET Zapata TX , Lopeno, TX

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

102 °F

63 °F

28%

ENE at 13 mph

29.70 in

0.00 in / hr

105 °F

423 ft

6:28 PM CDT

MADIS

Website

RAWS FALCON LAKE TX, Falcon Heights, TX

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

101 °F

67 °F

34%

ESE at 14 mph

0.00 in / hr

107 °F

219 ft

6:11 PM CDT

MADIS

Website

Would you like to share your weather data with the rest of the world?

Add Your Weather Station!

: Top of Page :

Warnings and Notices

	Heat Advisory
Statement as of 2:35 PM CDT on July 05, 2009 ... Heat advisory now in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday... The heat advisory is now in effect until 7 PM CDT Monday. A combination of high temperatures with high relative humidity will produce widespread heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees across the Rio Grande Valley Sunday and Monday afternoons. Overnight low temperatures will only lower between 75 to 82 degrees. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Managers of personnel working outside today and Monday should be aware of the need for plenty of breaks and ample water and rest for workers. Children... the elderly and people with chronic ailments are usually the first to suffer from excessive heat. Cramps or in extreme cases heat exhaustion and heat stroke can result from prolonged exposure to these oppressive conditions. Please take the responsibility of checking on people who may be at risk today and Monday. A heat advisory is issued when the heat index... a measure of how it feels when temperature and humidity are combined... equals or exceeds 111 for 2 hours or more during the day... and observed nighttime temperatures remain 75 degrees or above... for two consecutive days or more.

	Record Report
Statement as of 2:30 am CDT on July 5, 2009 ... Record high temperature set at Brownsville yesterday... A record high temperature of 100 degrees was set at Brownsville yesterday. This breaks the old record of 98 degrees set in 1947.