Albany, California Weather
Albany, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Albany, Alameda County.
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About Albany, California
Albany unfolds with a gentle embrace of the bay, its terrain sloping from the East Bay hills down towards the shimmering waters. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Berkeley, CA (from Berkeley, CA: bearing 308°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-west of Oakland. Here, the land is a mosaic of suburban comfort and wilder inclinations, where manicured lawns give way to the scrubby, chaparral-kissed slopes that rise towards the heavens, offering glimpses of distant San Francisco across the expanse. The air, often carrying the briny tang of the Pacific, is frequently softened by the cool mist that rolls in with the afternoon fog, painting the world in muted, pearlescent tones. Oak trees, gnarled and wise, stand sentinel along residential streets, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms, while the distant hum of traffic from the main arteries serves as a constant reminder of the wider world that presses in on this verdant pocket of Alameda County. This stretch of coastline, once home to Ohlone people, later saw the rise of agricultural endeavors that fed a burgeoning California, the fertile soil yielding its bounty under the persistent sun. Today, Albany’s economy is largely shaped by its proximity to educational institutions and its vibrant retail corridors, a place where independent bookstores and family-run eateries share space with the more modern demands of commerce. The city is a place where the legacy of its past is not so much a grand monument as it is a quiet undercurrent, present in the mature trees lining its streets and the enduring sense of community that binds its residents. The annual street fair, a kaleidoscope of local crafts and tantalizing aromas, offers a tangible expression of Albany's distinctive character, a lively punctuation mark in the otherwise measured cadence of daily life.
Live animated radar for Albany and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Albany, Alameda County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.88687°N, 122.297748°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94706 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albany, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albany, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Albany includes coordinates 37.886870°N, 122.297748°W, situated in Alameda County. ZIP code 94706. Telephone area code: 510. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
