Locke, California Weather
Locke, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Locke, Sacramento County.
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About Locke, California
Locke rests on the fertile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a landscape of low, flat islands crisscrossed by a network of sloughs and levees, where the air often hangs thick with the scent of sun-warmed earth and ripening fruit. It lies 11.4 miles west of Galt, CA (from Galt, CA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Franklin. Tall, reedy grasses fringe the waterways, their feathery tops swaying with an almost imperceptible rhythm, while the sun, when it descends, casts long, golden shadows across the fields, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. The houses, weathered and low-slung, seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches often serving as stages for the quiet dramas of everyday life. This unique enclave owes its existence to a history of Chinese immigration, a story etched into the very foundations of Locke’s buildings, many of which were constructed by laborers seeking a place to call their own after being excluded from other communities. For decades, its economy was inextricably linked to the bounty of the Delta, with agriculture and fishing forming the bedrock of its livelihood, a legacy still felt in the occasional creak of a weathered fishing boat or the rich, dark loam that still clings to the boots of those who work the land. Locke remains a living testament to resilience, a place where the past whispers through the rustle of leaves and the gentle lapping of water against the shore, a small but vibrant corner of California where distinct cultural traditions still find fertile ground.
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| Location | Locke, Sacramento County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.25047°N, 121.509397°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95690 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Locke, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Locke, 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 Locke includes coordinates 38.250470°N, 121.509397°W, situated in Sacramento County. ZIP code 95690. 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. 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.
