Boulder Creek, California Weather
Boulder Creek, 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 Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Boulder Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Boulder Creek is published on the Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) page, 33 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 Boulder Creek 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 Boulder Creek: Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 37 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 44 km · Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) 55 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 59 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 59 km
Conditions reported at KNUQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Boulder Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Boulder Creek.
About Boulder Creek, California
Boulder Creek, a verdant jewel cradled by the Santa Cruz Mountains, exhales a cool, damp air that carries the scent of redwood and loam. It lies 10.7 miles south-west of Los Gatos, CA (from Los Gatos, CA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-west of Scotts Valley. Here, the landscape is a riot of green, where ancient redwoods, their bark a rough, russet armor, pierce the perpetually shaded canopy, filtering sunlight into ethereal shafts that illuminate ferns unfurling like delicate lace. The San Lorenzo River, a restless ribbon of clear water, tumbles over smooth, grey stones, its murmur a constant, calming presence that underpins the quietude. The terrain itself is a study in deep ravines and steep, forested slopes, giving the impression of a place that has resolutely resisted any attempts at easy domestication. This unincorporated enclave, long known for its logging heritage, still echoes with the phantom creak of timber and the distant rumble of machinery, though its economy has since diversified, embracing a more bohemian spirit. The allure of its natural beauty has drawn artists, writers, and those seeking a slower cadence, fostering a unique cultural character marked by independent spirit and a deep appreciation for the surrounding wilderness. Small, locally-owned businesses line the main thoroughfare, their storefronts often adorned with hand-painted signs, a testament to the enduring, self-reliant heart of Boulder Creek. The very air here seems to hold a memory of the past, of the hardy individuals who first tamed these wild woods, and of the generations who have continued to call this deeply wooded place home.
Live animated radar for Boulder Creek 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 | Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.126058°N, 122.122187°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95006 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boulder Creek, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boulder Creek, 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 Boulder Creek includes coordinates 37.126058°N, 122.122187°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 95006. 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.
