Castroville, California Weather
Castroville, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Castroville, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Castroville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Castroville is published on the Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) page, 9 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 Castroville 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 Castroville: Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) 18 km · Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) 19 km · Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) 21 km · Hollister Municipal Airport (KCVH) 34 km
Conditions reported at KOAR describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Castroville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Castroville, California
Castroville breathes the cool, damp air of its coastal proximity, a place where the Pajaro River spills its silted waters toward the Pacific. It lies 8.3 miles north-west of Salinas, CA (from Salinas, CA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of Watsonville. The land around Castroville is a broad, fertile plain, a canvas of greens and browns under a sky that can shift from a pearly, diffused light to the sharp, crystalline blue of a clear California day. Fields stretch out, a patchwork quilt of artichoke plants, their spiky leaves catching the light, interspersed with rows of strawberries and other seasonal produce that define the very character of this agricultural heartland. The town itself is a collection of low-slung buildings, weathered by salt spray and the relentless sun, exhaling a quiet, unpretentious spirit, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. This verdant expanse owes much to its rich agricultural heritage, a legacy that began with ambitious settlers drawn to the fertile delta of the Pajaro River. Castroville, often hailed as the "Artichoke Capital of the World," thrives on this bounty, its economy deeply rooted in the cultivation and distribution of these distinctive, thistle-like vegetables, as well as an abundance of other fresh produce. The historical presence of Spanish land grants and later waves of immigrant farmers have shaped a unique cultural blend, a quiet resilience that permeates the community. The proximity to the coast, though not a beach town itself, lends a certain salubrious character to the air, a subtle reminder of the vast ocean that lies just a short drive away, influencing the very texture of the land and the lives lived upon it.
Live animated radar for Castroville 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 | Castroville, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.76579°N, 121.758005°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95012 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Castroville, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Castroville, 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 Castroville includes coordinates 36.765790°N, 121.758005°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 95012. 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.
