Moon & Weather
Port Mansfield
26.560°, -97.420° · tides: Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.
Current conditions
Feels like 73°F
Observed 12:52 PM · Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)
Wind
14mph
From N (360°)
Temperature
73°F
High 74° · Low 54° so far today
Humidity
46%
Dew point 52°F
Visibility
10+mi
▼ Falling
−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at Port Mansfield, 6-minute readings
Fishing by pressure trend
- risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
- stableNormal activity.
- fallingGood at first, then turning poor.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.
Today
This Afternoon: High 75° · 14% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Low 71° · 19% rain
A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 2:31 PM / 12:15 AM
- Moon
- First Quarter, 50%
- Minor period
- 12:00 AM–12:45 AM
- Major period
- 6:25 AM–8:25 AM
- Minor period
- 2:01 PM–3:01 PM
- Major period
- 6:50 PM–8:50 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 PM | 74° | 75° | 65° | 73% | 47% | 12% | – | N 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 74° | 75° | 66° | 76% | 63% | 10% | – | N 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 75° | 68° | 79% | 51% | 9% | – | N 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 75° | 68° | 81% | 64% | 14% | – | NNE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 85% | 57% | 12% | – | NNE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 70% | 9% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 67% | 12% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 67° | 81% | 83% | 11% | – | NNE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 69° | 89% | 79% | 15% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 73° | 73° | 70° | 91% | 81% | 19% | – | NE 7 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 94% | 83% | 12% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 72° | 72° | 71° | 95% | 68% | 3% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 84% | 4% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 71° | 71° | 70° | 94% | 80% | 3% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 72° | 72° | 69° | 92% | 74% | 3% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 59% | 4% | – | NNE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 68% | 4% | – | NNE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 92% | 69% | 3% | – | NNE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 72° | 72° | 70° | 93% | 64% | 3% | – | NNE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 92% | 83% | 4% | – | NNE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 87% | 65% | 8% | – | NNE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 86% | 59% | 10% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 75° | 87% | 78% | 12% | – | NNE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 76° | 89% | 44% | 21% | 0.01" | NNE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 76° | 91% | 67% | 29% | 0.01" | NNE 13 | 20 | – | |
| Mon 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 76° | 92% | 52% | 35% | 0.01" | NNE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Mon 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 76° | 93% | 76% | 39% | 0.01" | NNE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 78° | 79° | 76° | 94% | 74% | 36% | 0.01" | NNE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 77° | 95% | 86% | 28% | 0.01" | NNE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 75° | 93% | 84% | 20% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 75° | 94% | 74% | 20% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 9 PM | 77° | 77° | 76° | 94% | 64% | 9% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 10 PM | 77° | 77° | 76° | 95% | 22% | 3% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 11 PM | 78° | 78° | 76° | 93% | 25% | 5% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 12 AM | 78° | 78° | 76° | 93% | 29% | 4% | – | ENE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 1 AM | 78° | 78° | 76° | 92% | 34% | 9% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 2 AM | 78° | 78° | 75° | 91% | 24% | 14% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 3 AM | 76° | 76° | 74° | 94% | 14% | 17% | – | ENE 9 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 4 AM | 77° | 77° | 74° | 91% | 8% | 18% | – | ENE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 5 AM | 76° | 76° | 74° | 93% | 6% | 19% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 6 AM | 76° | 76° | 74° | 92% | 2% | 23% | – | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 7 AM | 76° | 76° | 73° | 90% | 7% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 8 AM | 76° | 76° | 74° | 91% | 10% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 78° | 78° | 74° | 88% | 18% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 10 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 80° | 86° | 76° | 85% | 25% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 81° | 88° | 76° | 84% | 29% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 82° | 89° | 76° | 84% | 33% | 26% | 0.03" | NE 14 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 82° | 89° | 76° | 84% | 37% | 9% | – | NE 15 | 21 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
75° / 71°
19% rain
N 7–14 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 19
Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
79° / 76°
39% rain · 0.06"
NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 20
Tue, Oct 20
Chance Rain Showers
82° / 76°
28% rain · 0.18"
NE 9–16 mph · gusts 23
Wed, Oct 21
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
82° / 74°
48% rain
NE 8–14 mph · gusts 20
⚡ Storms
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
82° / 73°
5% rain
ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
83° / 75°
Dry
ESE 3–12 mph · gusts 17
Sat, Oct 24
Sunny
84° / 76°
4% rain
ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 23
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Weather map
Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.
Marine forecast
Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX
GMZ135 · 227 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ130-132-135-182030- Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado- Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port Mansfield TX- Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX- 227 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of showers late this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light chop on the bay in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and early morning. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. A light chop on the bay. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
GMZ150 · 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande out 60 NM. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ150-155-190715- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · January 2029
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c100
2
95% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:47 AM
★★★★c93
3
89% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★★★c83
4
80% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:06 AM
↓ 10:06 AM
★★★☆c63
Perigee · 368,918 km
5
70% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
6
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:19 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★☆☆☆c47
7
48% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:58 AM
★☆☆☆c57
Last Quarter
8
37% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:39 PM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★☆☆c71
9
26% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★☆c85
10
17% lit
↑ 3:37 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★★☆c94
11
10% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-25.6°)
12
4% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★★c97
13
1% lit
↑ 6:29 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★★c95
best14
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best15
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 7:07 PM
↓ 7:07 PM
★★★★c81
best16
4% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:03 PM
↓ 8:03 PM
★★★★c71
17
9% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★☆c58
18
15% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
19
23% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c35
20
31% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 11:30 PM
↓ 11:30 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Apogee · 404,882 km
21
40% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c43
22
50% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
↓ 12:22 AM
★☆☆☆c52
First Quarter
23
59% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★☆☆c64
24
69% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★☆☆c74
25
77% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★★☆c83
26
85% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★☆c89
Moon farthest north (24.5°)
27
92% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★★c92
28
97% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c92
29
100% lit
↑ 5:55 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c91
best30
100% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best31
97% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 8:02 AM
↓ 8:02 AM
★★★★c68
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Jan 4 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 368,918 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Fri, Jan 5 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sun, Jan 7 · 7:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Jan 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Jan 14 · 11:24 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Jan 18 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Sat, Jan 20 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,882 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Mon, Jan 22 · 1:22 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jan 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Jan 30 · 12:03 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Sat, Jan 13 · Sun, Jan 14 · Mon, Jan 15 · Mon, Jan 29 · Tue, Jan 30
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
363,803 km closest · 404,881 km farthest
Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sun 1:26 PM.