Guadalupe, 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 for Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County.
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Guadalupe breathes a quiet, sun-warmed existence, a place where the land rolls out in broad, fertile plains under a sky that often burns a vivid, almost startling blue. It lies 7.8 miles west of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Nipomo. The air here carries the scent of rich soil and the distant tang of the Pacific, a constant reminder of its proximity to the sea, though the coastline itself is a low-slung, sandy expanse. Hills, softened by the passage of seasons and cloaked in dry grasses and the occasional hardy oak, cradle the town, their slopes catching the light and casting long, languid shadows as the day matures. The character of Guadalupe is one of understated resilience, a landscape that has been shaped as much by the relentless sun and the fertile earth as by the hands that have worked it. This humble community traces its roots to a history intertwined with the Spanish mission system, a legacy that still whispers in the foundational stones and the enduring names. For generations, the economy of Guadalupe has been inextricably linked to the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, where the rich alluvial soils yield a remarkable variety of crops, from vegetables to grains, creating a vibrant, if sometimes challenging, rhythm of planting and harvest. The town's distinctiveness is further marked by its deep-seated connection to the Mexican-American heritage, a cultural current that flows through its festivals, its music, and the warm, welcoming spirit of its people. The nearby Santa Maria River, a vital artery for irrigation, also serves as a natural boundary, its gentle flow a constant companion to the life of Guadalupe.
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| Location | Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.971644°N, 120.571836°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93434 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Guadalupe, 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 Guadalupe includes coordinates 34.971644°N, 120.571836°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93434. 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. 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.