La Honda, California Weather
La Honda, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for La Honda, San Mateo County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
