Aromas, California Weather
Aromas, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Aromas, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Aromas. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Aromas is published on the Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) page, 14 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 Aromas 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 Aromas: Hollister Municipal Airport (KCVH) 21 km · Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) 25 km · Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) 25 km · Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) 38 km · Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV) 52 km
Conditions reported at KWVI describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Aromas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Aromas.
About Aromas, California
Aromas lies where the coastal fog often surrenders to the inland sun, a place where rolling hills, cloaked in the muted greens and ochres of California's central coast, gently dip towards the Salinas Valley. It lies 6.5 miles east-south-east of Watsonville, CA (from Watsonville, CA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-west of Gilroy. The air here carries a peculiar blend of damp earth and dry grass, a testament to the region's transitional climate, and a certain quietude settles over the landscape as the day winds down, the sun painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender. Scattered ranch houses and weathered barns punctuate the horizon, their structures softened by the persistent breeze that whispers through the sparse oak trees dotting the slopes, each one a sentinel against the vast, open sky. This corner of San Benito County has long been a land shaped by agriculture, its fertile soil yielding a bounty that has sustained generations. For decades, the rhythm of Aromas was dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons, with strawberries and artichokes often gracing the fields that stretch towards the distant Santa Cruz Mountains. The local economy, though evolving, still bears the imprint of this agricultural heritage, with roadside stands and farmers' markets offering a direct connection to the earth's generosity. The very character of Aromas seems to be etched by the persistent, steady work of cultivation, a quiet resilience found in the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Aromas 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 | Aromas, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.888565°N, 121.643001°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95004 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aromas, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aromas, 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 Aromas includes coordinates 36.888565°N, 121.643001°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 95004. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
