Blacklake, California Weather
Blacklake, 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 Blacklake, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Blacklake. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Blacklake is published on the Oceano County Airport (KL52) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Blacklake 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 Blacklake: Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 18 km · San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) 23 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 35 km · Lompoc Airport (KLPC) 43 km
Conditions reported at KL52 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blacklake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blacklake.
About Blacklake, California
Blacklake unfolds as a quiet expanse of rolling hills, their slopes cloaked in the tawny hues of dry grasses that shift with the slightest breeze. It lies 8.9 miles north-west of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-east of Arroyo Grande. Oak woodlands, ancient and gnarled, punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching like patient hands towards a sky that often burns a vivid cerulean. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon wears on. Canyons, carved by eons of wind and water, snake through the terrain, offering glimpses of a rugged, resilient beauty, and the distant glint of the Pacific, a constant, subtle reminder of the coast’s proximity, lends a faint, briny whisper to the prevailing stillness. The story of Blacklake is one of agricultural roots and a gentle evolution, where vineyards and olive groves now intermingle with the older traditions of cattle ranching. The local economy, while not bustling, possesses a steady, grounded hum, sustained by the bounty of the surrounding land and a growing appreciation for artisanal products. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the unpretentious charm of Blacklake, a place where time seems to move at a more deliberate pace, allowing for a deeper connection to the landscape and the quiet lives lived within it. The very soil here feels imbued with a patient endurance, a quiet testament to generations who have worked and found solace in this particular corner of the Central Coast.
Live animated radar for Blacklake 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 | Blacklake, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.0497°N, 120.5387°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93444 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blacklake, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blacklake, 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 Blacklake includes coordinates 35.049700°N, 120.538700°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93444. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
