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Shaded-relief map of San Ygnacio, Texas: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
TEXAS · ZAPATA COUNTY

San Ygnacio

504 people, 330 ft above sea level in Zapata County.

330 ftElevation, city center
504People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 77°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · ESE 8 mph · high 78°
City of San Ygnacio River Interstate 2 miles
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The San Ygnacio plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in San Ygnacio

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW TX (KAPY) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
77° Sunny Feels like 77° · high of 78° near 2 PM
WindESE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity62%falling to 56% this afternoon
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky51° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.01 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Zapata County
NWS Brownsville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:57 AM5:47 PM ↓
10 h 50 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
48
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 68° Drier: 53° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 66°
0% rain — SE 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
83° 57°
10% rain — SSE 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 54°
10% rain — N 10, gusts 26 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
66° 59°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 64°
10% rain — ENE 5 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 66°
20% rain — E 5 C
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80° 68°
0% rain — ESE 7 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over San Ygnacio about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Carolinas three days ago, and over the Gulf Coast a day ago, about 1,130 miles back along its path. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What San Ygnacio stands on

San Ygnacio’s center stands about 330 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 280 ft to 440 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mogotes Hill, about 560 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

San Ygnacio, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
300 ft400 ft500 ft SAN YGNACIO330 ftHigh point of the line530 ftLow point280 ftRio Grandeabout 280 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Terrace deposits

Sand. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where San Ygnacio’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in San Ygnacio reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Rio Grande: about 320 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
San Ygnacio≈ 320 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF SAN YGNACIO ≈ 320 mi to the Gulf of America Rio Grande

Lake on the way: Paz Ramirez Lake.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of San Ygnacio; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around San Ygnacio on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Laredo TX · 35 MI 35 miles north McAllen TX · 93 MI 93 miles southeast Edinburg TX · 93 MI 93 miles southeast Brownsville TX · 142 MI 142 miles southeast Corpus Christi TX · 146 MI 146 miles east
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TEXAS · ZAPATA

San Ygnacio

504 people, 330 ft above sea level in Zapata County.

330 ftElevation
504People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 77°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in San Ygnacio

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 78° 0%
5p mostly sunny 77° 1%
8p mostly clear night 71° 1%
11p mostly clear night 69° 1%
2a mostly clear night 68° 1%
5a mostly clear night 67° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Thu20%
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Fri0%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What San Ygnacio stands on

San Ygnacio’s center stands about 330 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 280 ft to 440 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mogotes Hill, about 560 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

San Ygnacio, south to north San Ygnacio330 ftHigh point530 ftRio Grandeabout 280 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center330 ft
Within 3 miles280 to 440 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMogotes Hill, 560 ft, 15 mi east-northeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 320 mito the Gulf of AmericaRio Grande

A raindrop that lands in San Ygnacio reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Rio Grande: about 320 river miles.

Lake on the way: Paz Ramirez Lake.