Empire, California Weather
Empire, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Empire, Stanislaus County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
