Fair Oaks, California Weather
Fair Oaks, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Fair Oaks, Sacramento County.
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About Fair Oaks, California
Fair Oaks unfolds across a gentle, sun-drenched landscape where the Sacramento Valley begins its slow rise toward the Sierra foothills. It lies 3.4 miles south-west of Orangevale, CA (from Orangevale, CA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Roseville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a mellow warmth, a lingering embrace from the California sun that softens the edges of the well-established neighborhoods and the mature oak trees that give the place its name. These grand, spreading giants, their limbs reaching like weathered arms, cast dappled shadows across quiet streets lined with homes that speak of generations settled. The terrain, a subtle undulation rather than dramatic slopes, allows for long, pleasant vistas, where the green of manicured lawns meets the golden hues of fields just beyond the town's immediate embrace, hinting at the agricultural heartland that surrounds Fair Oaks. The history of Fair Oaks is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the flow of the nearby American River, a waterway that has shaped its character and economy since its early days as a farming community. For decades, orchards, particularly citrus, flourished here, their sweet scent a signature of the region, though the local economy has since diversified, embracing a more suburban rhythm while retaining echoes of its agrarian past in the occasional roadside stand or the lingering scent of blossoms after a spring rain. The town itself has cultivated a distinct identity, a blend of old-fashioned charm and modern convenience, where the pace of life allows for the simple pleasures of community gatherings in its parks or leisurely strolls under the watchful gaze of those ancient oaks.
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| Location | Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.644626°N, 121.272172°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95490, 94025, 95628 |
| Area Code | 415, 628, 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fair Oaks, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fair Oaks, 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 Fair Oaks includes coordinates 38.644626°N, 121.272172°W, situated in Sacramento County. ZIP code 95490, 94025, 95628. Telephone area code: 415, 628, 530. 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.
