Empire, California Weather
Empire, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Empire, Stanislaus County.
Full aviation weather for Empire is published on the Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (KMOD) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Empire 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 Empire: Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 25 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 41 km · Gustine Airport (K3O1) 42 km · Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Empire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Empire, California
Empire lies at the edge of a broad, sun-drenched valley, where the land begins to gently swell towards the distant, blue-hazed foothills. It lies 4.3 miles north-east of Ceres, CA (from Ceres, CA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east of Modesto. The air here carries a dry, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening orchards that stretch out in orderly rows. Fields of gold, rippling under the vast California sky, meet the horizon in a soft, hazy line, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak trees that have weathered generations of changing light. The rhythm of Empire is measured by the sun's arc across the heavens, a steady procession that paints the landscape in hues of amber at dawn and a deep, bruised purple as twilight descends. This is a place where the legacy of agriculture is etched into the very character of the land, where the bounty of the Stanislaus River has shaped lives and livelihoods for over a century. Empire's roots are deeply entwined with the cultivation of its fertile soil, a continuous harvest that has sustained its economy through cycles of boom and quietude. The whisper of water, a constant, murmuring presence, speaks of the irrigation canals that thread through the fields, a testament to the ingenuity that transformed this arid expanse into a verdant larder. The modest buildings of Empire, some bearing the patina of age, stand as quiet witnesses to this enduring connection, their windows reflecting the ever-present, luminous sky.
Live animated radar for Empire 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 | Empire, Stanislaus County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.638264°N, 120.902154°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95319 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Empire, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Empire, 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 Empire includes coordinates 37.638264°N, 120.902154°W, situated in Stanislaus County. ZIP code 95319. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
