Guatay, California Weather
Guatay, 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 Guatay, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Guatay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Guatay is published on the Gillespie Field (KSEE) page, 39 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. 5 airfields within reach of Guatay 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 Guatay: Ramona Airport (KRNM) 40 km · Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) 50 km · Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF) 55 km · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSEE describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Guatay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Guatay.
About Guatay, California
Guatay breathes the crisp, pine-scented air of the San Diego County mountains, a place where the land rises in rugged, chaparral-clad slopes and canyons. It lies 23.8 miles east of El Cajon, CA (from El Cajon, CA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north-west of Pine Valley. Here, the San Diego River begins its journey, a mere trickle in the dry season, swelling into a lifeblood during the infrequent but torrential rains, its banks lined with sturdy oaks and resilient manzanita. The very character of Guatay is etched into the enduring granite outcroppings that punctuate the landscape, testament to eons of geological upheaval. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy of ponderosa and Jeffrey pines, casts a dappled, shifting luminescence upon the forest floor, a quiet beauty that defines the days here. The history of Guatay is intertwined with the early logging industry that once thrived in these high elevations, the sturdy timbers harvested to build the burgeoning communities in the valleys below. Later, the land offered itself to homesteaders and ranchers, their legacy whispered in the weathered fences and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that still permeates the air. Though the economy has shifted, the connection to the land remains, with many residents finding work in nearby towns or pursuing pursuits tied to the natural bounty, such as guiding or small-scale agriculture. Guatay retains a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the changing seasons and the enduring strength of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Guatay 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 | Guatay, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.84894°N, 116.55724°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91931 |
| Area Code | 949 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Guatay, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Guatay, 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 Guatay includes coordinates 32.848940°N, 116.557240°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 91931. Telephone area code: 949. 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.
