La Honda, California Weather
La Honda, 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 La Honda, San Mateo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La Honda. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La Honda is published on the Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) page, 21 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 La Honda 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 La Honda: San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 22 km · Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) 23 km · Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) 30 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 35 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 40 km
Conditions reported at KPAO describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Honda specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Honda.
About La Honda, California
La Honda spills down the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains, a place where redwoods still hold dominion and the air, even in summer, carries a damp, earthy scent. It lies 9.9 miles west-south-west of Los Altos, CA (from Los Altos, CA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Stanford. The landscape is a study in dappled light and shadow, with narrow, winding roads clinging to the hillsides, hemmed in by dense foliage of ferns and huckleberry bushes. Creeks, fed by the persistent coastal fog that often blankets the higher elevations, murmur their secrets through the ravines, their waters cool and dark. Life in La Honda often unfolds at a pace dictated by the natural world, a quiet understanding between the inhabitants and the ancient forest that surrounds them, where the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a raven are the dominant sounds. This secluded corner of the Santa Cruz Mountains has a history intertwined with the logging industry that once cleared many of its slopes, a past hinted at by the occasional weathered barn or the spectral remains of old logging roads. More recently, La Honda became a sort of bohemian outpost, a haven for artists, musicians, and free spirits drawn to its wild beauty and relative isolation. While no longer a hub for timber, the local economy still reflects a connection to the land, with a scattering of small farms, artisan workshops, and a few independent businesses that cater to a steady stream of visitors seeking refuge from the more bustling coastal cities. The spirit of La Honda, though, remains its most distinctive feature, a blend of rustic charm and a lingering countercultural ethos that gives the place an enduring, almost mythical, character.
Live animated radar for La Honda 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 | La Honda, San Mateo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.319109°N, 122.274135°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94020 |
| Area Code | 415, 628 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Honda, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Honda, 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 La Honda includes coordinates 37.319109°N, 122.274135°W, situated in San Mateo County. ZIP code 94020. Telephone area code: 415, 628. 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.
