Cuyama, California Weather
Cuyama, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cuyama, Santa Barbara County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cuyama.
About Cuyama, California
Cuyama unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the earth exhales a dry, mineral scent. It lies 35.3 miles north-north-east of Eastern Goleta Valley, CA (from Eastern Goleta Valley, CA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-south-east of New Cuyama. Rolling hills, the color of baked earth and weathered ochre, cradle the valley floor, their slopes softened by the sparse but tenacious growth of scrub oak and greasewood. The air here possesses a clarity that sharpens the distant mountains into crisp, blue-tinged profiles, and at dusk, the light settles like a benediction, painting the landscape in hues of rose and amethyst. The quietude is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through dry grasses or the distant call of a hawk circling its domain, a stillness that seems to absorb all hurried thoughts. The history of Cuyama is etched in the very soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have sought sustenance here. This land, once traversed by indigenous peoples, later became a crossroads for ranchers and farmers drawn by the promise of fertile ground and open spaces. The local economy, historically rooted in agriculture, still thrives on the cultivation of crops that draw life from the deep aquifers, the scent of alfalfa and ripening fruit a familiar perfume. Cuyama’s distinctive character is shaped by this agricultural heritage, a quiet industry that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the pace of life, fostering a sense of resilience and self-reliance among its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Cuyama and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cuyama, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.935254°N, 119.615128°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93254 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cuyama, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cuyama, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Cuyama includes coordinates 34.935254°N, 119.615128°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93254. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
