Buena Vista, California Weather
Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista, Santa Clara County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buena Vista. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buena Vista is published on the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista: Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV) 9 km · Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) 16 km · Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 23 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 36 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 42 km
Conditions reported at KSJC describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buena Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buena Vista.
About Buena Vista, California
Buena Vista unfolds across rolling hills that descend gently towards the valley floor, a landscape sculpted by the persistent, sun-baked grace of the California climate. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of San Jose, CA (from San Jose, CA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-south-east of Sunnyvale. Here, the air carries a faint, dry scent of chaparral and eucalyptus, a perfume that deepens as the afternoon light softens, casting long, languid shadows across the terrain. Oak woodlands, their branches gnarled and reaching like ancient arms, punctuate the open spaces, offering pockets of cool shade. The distant mountains, a hazy blue in the perpetual Californian haze, form a silent, watchful backdrop to the unfolding life of Buena Vista. The roots of Buena Vista are entwined with the agricultural legacy of the Santa Clara Valley, a history that once saw bountiful orchards and fertile fields stretching as far as the eye could see. While the agricultural heartland has long since given way to the relentless pulse of technological advancement that defines much of Silicon Valley, echoes of that past remain in the lingering scent of citrus blossoms on a spring breeze and the occasional remnant of a weathered barn. The local economy has demonstrably shifted, now humming with the invisible currents of innovation and digital enterprise that power the surrounding region, yet the spirit of Buena Vista retains a grounded, less frenetic character, a quality that draws those seeking a slightly slower, more contemplative pace of life amidst the vibrant energy of the greater Bay Area.
Live animated radar for Buena Vista 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 | Buena Vista, Santa Clara County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.321331°N, 121.916623°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95384, 95640 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buena Vista, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista includes coordinates 37.321331°N, 121.916623°W, situated in Santa Clara County. ZIP code 95384, 95640. Telephone area code: 530. 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.
