El Cerrito, California Weather
El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito, Riverside County.
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About El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito rests in a landscape shaped by the subtle archaeology of the earth, where the Santa Ana River winds its way across a broad, sun-drenched valley. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Corona, CA (from Corona, CA: bearing 134°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Eastvale. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, undulating gently as it rises towards the distant, hazy shoulders of the San Bernardino Mountains. Scattered groves of California sycamores, their bark a pale, papery white, offer islands of shade against the vast, open sky, their leaves rustling with a dry, whispered song in the warm breeze. The air itself carries a faint, mineral tang, a memory of the ancient riverbeds and the slow, patient work of water on stone. The character of El Cerrito is a quiet distillation of its past, where echoes of early California agriculture still linger. For generations, this land was a breadbasket, its fertile soil yielding citrus groves and vineyards that once defined the local economy, their bounty shipped to markets far and wide. Though the agricultural fields have receded in places, replaced by the steady hum of residential life and small businesses, a certain rootedness remains, a connection to the earth that shaped its fortunes. The rhythm of life in El Cerrito is one of steady progress, unhurried by the frenetic pace of larger metropolises, a place where the golden light of late afternoon often softens the edges of the day, lending a contemplative grace to the unfolding hours.
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| Location | El Cerrito, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.840572°N, 117.522825°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92881, 94530 |
| Area Code | 949, 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Cerrito, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Cerrito, 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 El Cerrito includes coordinates 33.840572°N, 117.522825°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92881, 94530. Telephone area code: 949, 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.
