Hanford, California Weather
Hanford, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Hanford, Kings County.
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About Hanford, California
Hanford rises from the flat expanse of the Central Valley, a place where the sun often rules the sky with a relentless, golden hand. It lies 7.9 miles east-north-east of Lemoore, CA (from Lemoore, CA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-north-east of Armona. The landscape here is a study in broad horizons, vast fields stretching out like rumpled blankets under an immense, pale blue dome. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. The streets of Hanford themselves are laid out in a grid, a testament to planning, with sturdy, older buildings standing shoulder-to-shoulder with more modern structures, all absorbing the persistent, warm sunlight. The history of Hanford is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the San Joaquin Valley, a land transformed from wild grassland to a breadbasket through irrigation and hard work. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established Hanford as a hub for the burgeoning dairy and cotton industries, and the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the town's enduring character. The economy remains rooted in agriculture, with vast tracts of land surrounding Hanford dedicated to growing everything from almonds and grapes to alfalfa, their endless rows a visual manifestation of the region's productivity. A notable landmark, the historic Hanford Carnegie Library, stands as a quiet sentinel to the town's intellectual aspirations, its red brick facade a warm counterpoint to the bright California sky.
Live animated radar for Hanford and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hanford, Kings County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.32745°N, 119.645684°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93230, 93232 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hanford, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanford, 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 Hanford includes coordinates 36.327450°N, 119.645684°W, situated in Kings County. ZIP code 93230, 93232. Telephone area code: 661. 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.
