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26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 65% rain

Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tonight: Low 74° · 48% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:16 AM / 3:58 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6%
Minor period
3:46 AM–4:46 AM
Major period
9:10 AM–11:10 AM
Minor period
3:28 PM–4:28 PM
Major period
9:35 PM–11:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PMclouds45% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover51% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover57% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover38% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777677777576777878777776747476rain49% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in16% chance14% chance15% chance18% chance18% chance20% chance22% chance22% chance31% chance38% chance48% chance45% chance37% chance32% chance34% chance27% chance28% chance28% chance29% chance27% chance23% chance16% chance11% chance14% chance15% chance19% chance24% chance25% chance26% chance17% chance38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in48% chance, 0.04 in56% chance, 0.10 inwind01020mphNNE 12 mph, gusts 14NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 12E 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 20E 18 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 21E 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 21ESE 20 mph, gusts 21ESE 21 mph, gusts 22ESE 21 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM77°77°74°90%45%49%0.02"NNE 1214–
Fri 2 PM77°77°74°88%62%50%0.02"NNE 1215–
Fri 3 PM78°78°73°86%67%38%0.02"NNE 1315–
Fri 4 PM77°77°73°87%51%29%0.02"NNE 1315–
Fri 5 PM77°77°72°85%37%26%0.02"NNE 1215–
Fri 6 PM76°76°72°86%43%16%–NNE 1014–
Fri 7 PM76°76°72°87%35%14%–NNE 1013–
Fri 8 PM76°76°72°85%40%15%–NNE 912–
Fri 9 PM77°77°71°84%43%18%–NNE 912–
Fri 10 PM77°77°71°84%39%18%–NE 810–
Fri 11 PM76°76°71°84%41%20%–NE 79–
Sat 12 AM76°76°71°84%47%22%–NE 78–⚡
Sat 1 AM77°77°71°82%52%22%–NNE 79–⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°71°85%54%31%–NE 89–⚡
Sat 3 AM75°75°71°85%43%38%–ENE 89–⚡
Sat 4 AM75°75°70°85%57%48%–NE 89–⚡
Sat 5 AM74°75°70°87%69%45%–ENE 810–⚡
Sat 6 AM75°75°70°85%61%37%–ENE 910–⚡
Sat 7 AM76°76°70°83%59%32%–E 910–⚡
Sat 8 AM76°76°71°85%53%34%–E 910–⚡
Sat 9 AM77°77°71°81%38%27%–E 1012–⚡
Sat 10 AM77°77°72°82%20%28%–E 1314–⚡
Sat 11 AM78°78°72°80%20%28%–E 1315–⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°79%27%29%–E 1416–⚡
Sat 1 PM78°78°72°81%36%27%–E 1517–⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°71°78%38%23%–E 1517–⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°71°79%42%16%–E 1518–⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°71°78%41%11%–E 1518–
Sat 5 PM78°78°70°78%43%14%–E 1518–
Sat 6 PM77°77°70°80%51%15%–E 1518–
Sat 7 PM77°77°70°79%48%19%–E 1620–
Sat 8 PM77°77°70°79%44%24%–E 1620–
Sat 9 PM77°77°70°78%45%25%–E 1720–⚡
Sat 10 PM77°77°70°78%44%26%–E 1720–⚡
Sat 11 PM77°77°69°78%45%17%–E 1821–⚡
Sun 12 AM77°77°69°78%46%38%0.01"E 1821–⚡
Sun 1 AM76°76°69°79%52%38%0.01"E 1821–⚡
Sun 2 AM76°76°69°80%58%38%0.01"E 2022–⚡
Sun 3 AM76°76°70°81%64%38%0.01"E 2022–⚡
Sun 4 AM74°74°70°85%64%38%0.01"E 2022–⚡
Sun 5 AM74°74°70°87%64%38%0.01"ESE 2021–⚡
Sun 6 AM73°73°70°89%64%48%0.04"ESE 2021–⚡
Sun 7 AM74°74°70°88%63%48%0.04"ESE 2021–⚡
Sun 8 AM75°75°71°87%61%48%0.04"ESE 2122–⚡
Sun 9 AM76°76°71°86%60%48%0.04"ESE 2122–⚡
Sun 10 AM76°76°71°87%62%48%0.04"ESE 2122–⚡
Sun 11 AM75°75°71°87%63%48%0.04"ESE 2123–⚡
Sun 12 PM75°75°72°89%65%56%0.10"ESE 2123–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Rain Showers Likely

78° / 74°

65% rain · 0.10"

NNE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

48% rain

E 7–18 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

59% rain · 1.02"

ESE 18–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

76° / 70°

59% rain · 0.48"

E 9–20 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 71°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

32% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 69°

32% rain · 0.06"

N 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 211 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ130-132-135-062115-
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-
211 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a
chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
afternoon. Choppy on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 211 AM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ150-155-062115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
211 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely early this morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave
Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2065

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★★c83
best
2
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
3
3% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★★c71
4
7% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★☆c59
5
14% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 10:19 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
6
23% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c38
7
33% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★★☆☆c53
8
44% lit
↑ 1:26 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c72
9
55% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c89
First Quarter
10
67% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 369,507 km
11
77% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-26.3°)
12
86% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 3:12 AM
★★★★c104
13
93% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★★c102
best
14
97% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★★c95
best
15
100% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
16
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c69
17
97% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
18
93% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★☆☆c40
19
87% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c39
20
79% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★☆☆c44
21
71% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★☆☆c50
22
62% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★★☆☆c57
23
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c63
Apogee · 404,250 km
Last Quarter
24
43% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★★☆c68
25
34% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★☆c72
Moon farthest north (25.8°)
26
25% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c75
27
17% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★★c76
28
10% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c76
29
5% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c74
30
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c68
31
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c59
New Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 12:46 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 5 · 12:00 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, Aug 9 · 12:52 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 10 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 369,507 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 10:45 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Aug 23 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,250 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 23 · 6:56 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 25 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 31 · 11:39 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 1 · Sun, Aug 2 · Thu, Aug 13 · Fri, Aug 14 · Sat, Aug 15

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

369,567 km closest · 404,204 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.
Tide chart for Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)Surf report: South Padre IslandOffshore conditionsLive cams

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 Fri 12:00 PM.