textproduct: Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 557 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026

Key Messages:

* Frontal passage on Saturday.

* Quick shot of precipitation and briefly normal temperatures on Saturday.

* Generally favorable marine conditions for mariners.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1013 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

The most active weather, and coolest temperatures, are progged for Saturday due to the passage of a weak cold front. Generally scattered showers and near normal high temperatures will occur on this day. However, outside of this time period, dry weather with above normal to well above normal temperatures are forecast, but some isolated showers could linger into Sunday.

Meanwhile, at the local beaches, moderate winds and seas could produce a Moderate Risk of rip currents, especially in the Tuesday through Thursday time frame of next week.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 557 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026

VFR conditions are expected to persist at all TAF sites through the TAF cycle. Winds are expected to be out of the southeast and light through most of the morning hours. Towards the end of the morning, winds could start to gust up to 25 knots while remaining out of the southeast. However by this evening the winds should weaken again. Some low-level clouds are possible through the period, but the skies should be mostly clear.

MARINE

Issued at 1013 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Despite the passage of a weak cold front on Saturday, generally moderate winds and seas are expected through the period. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution and Small Craft Advisory are not anticipated to be needed.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

BROWNSVILLE 87 67 82 65 / 0 10 50 20 HARLINGEN 91 62 83 61 / 0 10 40 10 MCALLEN 95 67 86 65 / 0 20 50 10 RIO GRANDE CITY 96 64 83 62 / 0 20 40 10 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 79 69 76 69 / 0 10 40 10 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 86 65 80 65 / 0 10 40 10

BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. GM...None.