Garey, California Weather
Garey, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Garey, Santa Barbara County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Garey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Garey is published on the Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) page, 13 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. 6 airfields within reach of Garey 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 Garey: Lompoc Airport (KLPC) 28 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 30 km · Oceano County Airport (KL52) 37 km · Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA) 38 km · San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) 49 km
Conditions reported at KSMX describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Garey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Garey.
About Garey, California
Garey lies low against the Santa Barbara County horizon, a scattering of structures embracing the flatlands where the Santa Maria River, often a whisper, sometimes a surge, has shaped the earth. It lies 7.1 miles east-north-east of Orcutt, CA (from Orcutt, CA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-south-east of Santa Maria. The land here breathes with a quiet resilience, a sun-baked expanse of ochre and pale green, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of wind-swept oaks and the occasional splash of vibrant wildflowers after a rare rain. The air, even in the midday heat, carries a faint, mineral tang, a subtle reminder of the subterranean forces that have sculpted this place, while the distant, hazy blue of the Santa Lucia Mountains offers a perpetual backdrop, a promise of cooler, higher country. The sky above Garey is vast, an ever-shifting canvas where clouds drift with a deliberate grace, casting slow-moving shadows that define the contours of the fields. The economic heart of Garey has long been tethered to the fertile soil and the bounty it yields, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. Generations have worked this land, coaxing forth crops that speak of the region's temperate climate and generous sunshine, a legacy evident in the sprawling vineyards and the fields of golden grain that stretch towards the horizon. While industry here is not defined by roaring mills or crowded factories, it is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have invested their lives in the earth, their efforts a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The history of Garey is etched not in grand monuments but in the patient cultivation of the land, in the weathered barns that stand as silent sentinels, and in the stories passed down through families who have found their livelihood and their home in this unassuming corner of California.
Live animated radar for Garey 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 | Garey, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.88859°N, 120.31488°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93454 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garey, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garey, 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 Garey includes coordinates 34.888590°N, 120.314880°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93454. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
