Crest, California Weather
Crest, 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 Crest, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Crest. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Crest is published on the Gillespie Field (KSEE) page, 10 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 Crest 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 Crest: Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF) 25 km · Ramona Airport (KRNM) 26 km · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) 27 km · Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) 28 km · San Diego International Airport (KSAN) 31 km
Conditions reported at KSEE describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crest.
About Crest, California
Crest unfolds across the rugged foothills of the eastern San Diego County mountains, a place where the chaparral-covered slopes meet the sky with a stark, enduring beauty. It lies 5.6 miles east of El Cajon, CA (from El Cajon, CA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-north-east of La Mesa. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of sagebrush and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant soundtrack to the land’s quiet assertion. Sunlight spills across the terrain in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the muted greens and browns of a landscape shaped by infrequent, but powerful, rains. The very contours of the hills seem to breathe, rising and falling in a timeless rhythm that predates human settlement, their peaks often softened by a thin veil of atmospheric haze. The history of Crest is etched in the remnants of its past as a logging and agricultural outpost, a community that once thrived on the bounty of the surrounding forests and fertile pockets of land. Though the grand logging operations have long since faded, the spirit of self-reliance and close-knit community persists, a characteristic that defines Crest’s present-day character. The local economy, while more diversified now, still draws a quiet strength from the land, with small ranches and hobby farms dotting the landscape, and a growing appreciation for the natural amenities that draw visitors seeking respite from the urban sprawl. The clear, cool air, especially in the early morning when mist still clings to the canyons, offers a palpable sense of peace, a gentle reminder of the enduring allure of this mountain community.
Live animated radar for Crest 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 | Crest, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.807274°N, 116.86808°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96123, 92021 |
| Area Code | 530, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crest, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crest, 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 Crest includes coordinates 32.807274°N, 116.868080°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 96123, 92021. Telephone area code: 530, 714. 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.
