King City, California Weather
King City, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for King City, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near King City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for King City is published on the Mesa Del Rey Airport (KKIC) page, 2 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KKIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at King City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About King City, California
King City unfurls across a broad, sun-drenched plain where the Salinas River, a silver ribbon in the dry season, once dictated the pulse of the land. It lies 18.4 miles south-east of Soledad, CA (from Soledad, CA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-east of Greenfield. Rolling hills, cloaked in a muted palette of ochre and sage, form a protective embrace around the town, their slopes etched by the passage of countless seasons. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of dust, sun-baked earth, and the faintest whisper of distant eucalyptus. Life in King City moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, a quiet hum beneath the vast, ever-present sky that stretches from horizon to horizon, often painted with dramatic, sweeping clouds. This is a place where the deep roots of agriculture run through the very soil, a testament to the fertile valley that has sustained generations. King City’s economy has long been anchored by the bounty of its surrounding farms, with vineyards, artichoke fields, and vegetable crops painting the landscape in vibrant swathes of green and purple. The legacy of its founding, tied to the railroad and the agricultural boom, still echoes in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line the main thoroughfares. While the pace is generally tranquil, a distinct spirit of resilience and pragmatic optimism pervades, a characteristic born from the challenges and rewards of working this rich, yet demanding, land.
Live animated radar for King City 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 | King City, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.212744°N, 121.126029°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93930 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This King City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for King City, 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 King City includes coordinates 36.212744°N, 121.126029°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93930. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
