Coalinga, California Weather
Coalinga, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Coalinga, Fresno County.
Full aviation weather for Coalinga is published on the New Coalinga Municipal Airport (KC80) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Coalinga 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 Coalinga: Harris Ranch Airport (K3O8) 16 km · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (KNLC) 42 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 57 km
Conditions reported at KC80 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coalinga specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Coalinga, California
Coalinga lies under a vast, often harsh, California sky, its landscape sculpted by forces both ancient and industrious. It lies 34.0 miles west-south-west of Lemoore, CA (from Lemoore, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 15.9 miles north-west of Avenal. The terrain here is dry and rolling, a muted palette of dusty browns and pale greens that stretch towards the hazy horizons where the Diablo Range, a formidable barrier, rises in the distance. The air carries the scent of parched earth and, on windier days, the fine grit of the surrounding plains. Structures in Coalinga tend to be low-slung, built to withstand the sun's relentless gaze, their facades often weathered to shades of pale ochre or sun-bleached white. Even the sparse vegetation, hardy grasses and tenacious scrub oaks, seems to have learned the art of survival in this arid embrace, clinging tenaciously to the earth. The history of Coalinga is inextricably linked to the earth’s bounty, first through the discovery of oil and later through the cultivation of the land. For generations, the extraction of petroleum was the lifeblood of Coalinga, a volatile industry that shaped its fortunes and its character, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and a populace accustomed to boom and bust cycles. Today, while oil still plays a role, agriculture has become an equally vital pillar, with vast fields of cotton, alfalfa, and various fruits and vegetables flourishing in the fertile, if thirsty, soil under irrigation. This dual economic heritage has forged a community of resilience and practicality, a place where hard work is a given and the subtle beauty of a sunset blazing across the open country is a cherished, daily spectacle.
Live animated radar for Coalinga 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 | Coalinga, Fresno County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.139678°N, 120.36015°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93210 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coalinga, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coalinga, 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 Coalinga includes coordinates 36.139678°N, 120.360150°W, situated in Fresno County. ZIP code 93210. Telephone area code: 661. 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.
