Callender, California Weather
Callender, 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 Callender, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Callender. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Callender is published on the Oceano County Airport (KL52) page, 6 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 Callender 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 Callender: San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) 21 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 21 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 35 km · Lompoc Airport (KLPC) 45 km
Conditions reported at KL52 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Callender specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Callender.
About Callender, California
Callender lies in a broad, sun-drenched basin, where the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo County begin to soften their contours. It lies 11.4 miles north-west of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 307°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south of Arroyo Grande. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a landscape shaped by the sun's persistent gaze and the infrequent, but potent, touch of rain. Oak woodlands, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, dot the slopes, interspersed with patches of dry grass that shimmer in the afternoon light. The air carries a faint, dry scent of earth and wild sage, a fragrance that seems to cling to everything. To the west, the land rises more dramatically, hinting at the proximity of the coastal range, but here, in Callender's immediate embrace, the terrain is more yielding, more inclined to offer a gentle welcome. The history of Callender is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile valley. For generations, the land has yielded its crops, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. The local economy, while perhaps not bustling, possesses a quiet resilience, drawing strength from the fields and the close-knit relationships that form the backbone of such places. This is a locality where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the turning of the seasons, by the sun's arc across the sky and the needs of the land. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built upon the foundations of many past harvests, and that the quiet hum of everyday life is the enduring melody of Callender.
Live animated radar for Callender 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 | Callender, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.053032°N, 120.596282°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93420 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Callender, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Callender, 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 Callender includes coordinates 35.053032°N, 120.596282°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93420. 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.
