Fair Oaks, California Weather
Fair Oaks, 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 Fair Oaks, San Mateo County.
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About Fair Oaks, California
Fair Oaks, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent hand of water and time, unfolds with a gentle, rolling character. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-west of Menlo Park, CA (from Menlo Park, CA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of San Mateo. Verdant slopes, often brushed with the golden hues of California's sun-kissed grasses, descend towards the meandering curves of the American River. This waterway, a lifeblood through the region, carves its path with a quiet determination, its banks lined with mature oaks that lend their name and a profound sense of permanence to Fair Oaks. The air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a peculiar stillness, a hushed anticipation as the light softens, painting the leaves in shades of amber and rose. It is a place where the very air seems to breathe, exhaling the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed pine. The history of Fair Oaks is interwoven with the fertile lands it commands and the diligent hands that have worked them. Once a significant agricultural hub, particularly known for its citrus groves and orchards that stretched across the hillsides, the legacy of that agrarian past still lingers in the names of streets and the occasional surviving grove. The arrival of the railroad, a metallic serpent that brought progress and connected these verdant expanses to wider markets, marked a pivotal shift, transforming the local economy from purely agricultural to one that embraced burgeoning commerce. While the scent of oranges may have faded from the broader landscape, the spirit of entrepreneurial endeavor and a deep connection to the land remain defining characteristics of Fair Oaks, a place that has gracefully adapted while holding fast to its enduring charm.
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| Location | Fair Oaks, San Mateo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.474167°N, 122.195556°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 37.474167°N, 122.195556°W, situated in San Mateo 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.
