Del Dios, California Weather
Del Dios, 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 Del Dios, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Del Dios. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Del Dios is published on the McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) page, 16 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 Del Dios 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 Del Dios: Oceanside Municipal Airport (KOKB) 27 km · Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG) 34 km · French Valley Airport (KF70) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCRQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Del Dios specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Del Dios.
About Del Dios, California
Del Dios unfolds as a landscape of sun-drenched hills and deep canyons, where the chaparral, a resilient tapestry of sagebrush and scrub oak, clings tenaciously to the slopes. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-west of Escondido, CA (from Escondido, CA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-south-east of San Marcos. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, herbal fragrance, a subtle perfume distilled from countless tiny blossoms and sun-baked earth. Hawks, their wings catching the thermals, circle lazily overhead, their keen eyes surveying the rugged terrain that drops away into shadowed ravines. The very silence of Del Dios possesses a certain weight, punctuated only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the distant, mournful cry of a coyote. This corner of San Diego County whispers of a past shaped by agriculture and a slower pace of life, though the echoes are now faint beneath the encroaching suburban sprawl. For generations, the rich soil nurtured vineyards and citrus groves, their fruits carried to distant markets. Today, the scent of orange blossoms is a nostalgic memory for some, while others find their livelihood in the burgeoning tech industries of nearby cities, commuting daily through the winding roads that traverse these hills. The distinctive character of Del Dios persists, however, in the enduring spirit of its residents and the quiet beauty of its natural preserves, places where the wild heart of Southern California still beats strong.
Live animated radar for Del Dios 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 | Del Dios, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.07282°N, 117.1192°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92029 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Del Dios, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Del Dios, 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 Del Dios includes coordinates 33.072820°N, 117.119200°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 92029. Telephone area code: 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.
