American Canyon, California Weather
American Canyon, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for American Canyon, Napa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near American Canyon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for American Canyon is published on the Napa County Airport (KAPC) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of American Canyon have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near American Canyon: Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) 26 km · Buchanan Field (KCCR) 27 km · Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) 31 km · Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) 34 km · Rio Vista Municipal Airport (KO88) 49 km
Conditions reported at KAPC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at American Canyon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About American Canyon, California
American Canyon unfolds as a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the golden hills, dusted with the muted greens of chaparral and the deeper hues of oak, begin their gentle descent towards the fertile plains. It lies 4.9 miles north of Vallejo, CA (from Vallejo, CA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of Napa. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost dusty warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and wild sagebrush that clings to the landscape. Open sky dominates, stretching wide and blue above the scattered residential neighborhoods and the occasional cluster of commercial buildings, a constant reminder of the proximity to larger urban centers yet retaining a distinct, unhurried character. Creeks, often dry for much of the year, trace silver threads through the terrain, hinting at the lifeblood that surges through this region after seasonal rains. This stretch of land, now known as American Canyon, carries the echoes of its past, a history intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Napa Valley and the industrial development that followed. For generations, its soil was worked by those who understood its potential, producing crops that fed communities far and wide, a legacy still visible in the occasional remnant orchard or vineyard. More recently, its strategic position has made it a hub for logistics and light industry, a place where commerce flows steadily, contributing to the economic pulse of the broader region. The landscape itself, shaped by both natural forces and human endeavor, speaks of resilience and adaptation, a continuous story written in the very contours of the land.
Live animated radar for American Canyon and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | American Canyon, Napa County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.174918°N, 122.260804°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94503 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This American Canyon, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for American Canyon, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 American Canyon includes coordinates 38.174918°N, 122.260804°W, situated in Napa County. ZIP code 94503. 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. 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.
