Hood, California Weather
Hood, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hood, Sacramento County.
Full aviation weather for Hood is published on the Sacramento Executive Airport (KSAC) page, 16 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 Hood 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 Hood: Rio Vista Municipal Airport (KO88) 25 km · Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) 28 km · Lodi Airport (K1O3) 28 km · University Airport (KEDU) 30 km · Kingdon Airpark (KO20) 34 km
Conditions reported at KSAC describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hood.
About Hood, California
Hood lies at the edge of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a place where the earth seems to exhale a damp, fertile scent, especially in the hushed moments before dawn. It lies 8.4 miles west-south-west of Elk Grove, CA (from Elk Grove, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Parkway. The landscape here is a tapestry of rich, dark soil, crisscrossed by a network of sloughs and canals that glimmer like veins under the vast, often impossibly blue sky. Fields stretch out, a patchwork quilt of agricultural ambition, their edges softened by the hazy, golden light that characterizes the region. A quiet stillness often pervades, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the cry of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting brushstroke on the flat, expansive terrain. The history of Hood is deeply entwined with the fertile lands it cultivates and the waterways that define its existence. For generations, this area has been a vital agricultural hub, its economy sustained by the bounty of the delta's rich soil, yielding crops that feed far beyond its modest boundaries. The echoes of early settlers, who tamed this deltaic landscape, are subtly present in the enduring spirit of hard work and self-reliance that still characterizes the community. While not a place of grand monuments, Hood possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring power of the land and the people who have dedicated themselves to its care, their lives shaped by the steady, predictable rhythm of the seasons and the ever-present whisper of the water.
Live animated radar for Hood 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.
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| Location | Hood, Sacramento County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.368244°N, 121.517454°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95639 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hood, 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 Hood includes coordinates 38.368244°N, 121.517454°W, situated in Sacramento County. ZIP code 95639. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
