Bradley, 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, soil and crop conditions for Bradley, Monterey County.
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Bradley is a quiet settlement where the arid scrubland of the Salinas Valley begins its slow, upward climb toward the coastal mountains. It lies 17.5 miles north-north-west of El Paso de Robles, CA (from El Paso de Robles, CA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-west of San Miguel. The landscape here is a study in earth tones, a palette of dusty ochre and pale sage, punctuated by the tenacious green of chaparral and the occasional, startling crimson of a California poppy in season. The air, when it’s not carrying the dry whisper of wind through the dry grasses, often holds a faint, sweet aroma of distant agriculture, a testament to the valley’s fertile heart. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to thicken, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the sparsely populated terrain, giving the impression of a land held in a perpetual, golden hour. The story of Bradley is deeply entwined with the railroad that once served as its lifeline, a silent echo of a busier past when this was a junction for moving goods and people through the rugged interior. Today, the local economy is largely agricultural, with vineyards and orchards dotting the surrounding hillsides, their rows marching in disciplined lines across the undulating land. The soil, a rich loam, has been coaxed into producing, and the fruits of that labor can be found not just in local markets but further afield, a quiet contribution to the broader Californian bounty. Bradley itself, though small, possesses a distinct character, a sense of enduring resilience born from its position at the edge of wildness, a place where the land dictates the pace of life.
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| Location | Bradley, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.863299°N, 120.800732°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93426 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bradley, 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 Bradley includes coordinates 35.863299°N, 120.800732°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93426. 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. 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.