East Richmond Heights, California Weather
East Richmond Heights, 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 for East Richmond Heights, Contra Costa County.
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About East Richmond Heights, California
East Richmond Heights sits as a tapestry of rolling hills and sun-baked slopes, a landscape sculpted by wind and time. It lies 2.0 miles east-north-east of Richmond, CA (from Richmond, CA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Oakland. The air here often carries the scent of dry chaparral and coastal sage, a fragrance that intensifies after the rare touch of rain. Houses are scattered across these inclines, some clinging precariously to the steeper gradients, others nestled into more gentle curves, all gazing out towards the expansive shimmer of the bay. The quality of light in the late afternoon is particularly striking, casting long, deep shadows that soften the harsh edges of the terrain and lend a quiet, almost melancholic beauty to the scene. The history of East Richmond Heights is intrinsically linked to the broader development of the East Bay, a story of ambitious expansion driven by the need for housing and the promise of a life closer to the burgeoning industries across the water. Its character is that of a residential haven, a place where the daily rhythms are dictated more by school bells and commuter traffic than by any singular, dominant industry. While the surrounding region has seen shifts from agriculture to manufacturing to the tech boom, East Richmond Heights has largely maintained its identity as a place for people to live, a community whose economic pulse is felt in the quiet hum of its neighborhoods and the steady flow of its residents to jobs elsewhere, a subtle but persistent connection to the wider world.
Live animated radar for East Richmond Heights and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | East Richmond Heights, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.944924°N, 122.313581°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94805 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Richmond Heights, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Richmond Heights, 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 East Richmond Heights includes coordinates 37.944924°N, 122.313581°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94805. Telephone area code: 510. 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.
