Isla Blanca ParkTCEQ-323
At a river or reservoir gauge/2.9 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Del Mar Beach, Texas
Beach in Cameron County, TexasRip Current Statement, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 13 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through Sunday morning. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM CDT Sunday. For the High Surf Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding is expected, with water reaching or pushing into the dunes on South Padre Island. Vehicles, except those with four wheel drive and high wheel bases, will be unable to be driven on the beach. This includes locations north of Public Beach Access #3. Minor to moderate beach erosion is expected. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
74°
87°/73°
Clear·
Feels like 74°·Light air 4 mph NNW
Alert. A Rip Current Statement is in force for Del Mar Beach until 7 AM Sunday. 3 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 13 degrees cooler: a high of 74° after 87° today.
Now. Del Mar Beach is 74° and clear at 5 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light air from the north-northwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 84° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 62° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 8, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 87°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 74°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 27 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:29 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 33 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
32Air quality
89%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
74feels74
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8773
34%
31mph
UV 8
Sat
Oct 17
7461
27mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7961
13%
17mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8366
12%
Tue
Oct 20
8570
29%
Wed
Oct 21
8672
17%
Thu
Oct 22
8772
overcast
74°
87°73°
74°61°
79°61°
83°66°
85°70°
86°72°
87°72°
As of 5:00 AM in Del Mar Beach, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Del Mar Beach
Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Brownsville-McAllen (TX), 35 miles off.
32Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
- Ozone18Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-
The days ahead
Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.
GoodModerate
- 39YesterdayOct 15
- ModerateTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Del Mar Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.03 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.03in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Del Mar Beach, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 2 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing E 83°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: high
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island.
- In force High rip current risk in effect from 7 AM CDT this morning through Sunday morning
- In force Coastal flood advisory in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM CDT Sunday
- In force High surf advisory in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM CDT Sunday
Today
- Rip current risk
- High
- Surf height
- 2 to 3 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon
- Water temperature
- 84 °F
- UV index
- Very High
Surf zone forecast
Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island, including South Padre Island and Boca Chica. Issued 2:05 AM CDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Tonight | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | High | High | High |
| Surf height | 2 to 3 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon | 11 to 14 feet | 9 to 13 feet |
| Surf temperature | 84 °F | - | - |
| UV index | Very High | - | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | Low | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly sunny until 4 PM, then partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms | Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then partly cloudy until 1 AM, then mostly cloudy. A chance of showers | Partly sunny |
| High temperature | In the mid 80s | - | In the lower 70s |
| Low temperature | - | In the mid 60s | - |
| Winds | Windy. North winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon | Windy. North winds 30 to 35 mph | Windy. North winds around 30 mph |
| Tides | South Padre IslandLow, 1:03 PM | South Padre IslandHigh, 12:38 AM | South Padre IslandLow, 2:00 PM |
- Saturday night
- Surf height 4 to 8 feet. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 15 mph
- Sunday
- Surf height 4 to 5 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 20 mph
- Sunday night
- Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 3 to 4 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
- Monday night
- Surf height around 4 feet. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 10 mph
- Tuesday
- Surf height around 4 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Beach
- County
- Cameron County
- State
- Texas
- Latitude
- 26.0293° N
- Longitude
- 97.1527° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Del Mar Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station DW1996DW1996
In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.8 mi away/11 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Port Isabel-Cameron County AptPIL
At an airfield/14.6 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Port IsabelPIST2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Port Isabel 0.5 ETX-CMR-140
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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