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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Zapata, TX (KAPY)
Lat: 26.97°NLon: 99.25°WElev: 423ft.
Fair
71°F
22°C
| Humidity | 81% |
| Wind Speed | SE 9 mph |
| Barometer | 29.74 in |
| Dewpoint | 65°F (18°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 15 Mar 2:35 am CDT |
Extended Forecast for
Zapata TX
Red Flag Warning March 15, 10:00pm until March 16, 07:00pm
Overnight
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 100 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Clear
and BreezyMonday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 75 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 58 °F
Clear
Detailed Forecast
Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Zapata TX
26.91°N 99.28°W
26.91°N 99.28°W
2:47 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
2am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
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