Lucia, California Weather
Lucia, 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 Lucia, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lucia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lucia is published on the Mesa Del Rey Airport (KKIC) page, 45 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 45 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lucia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lucia.
About Lucia, California
Lucia clings to the precipitous edge of the Big Sur coastline, a scattering of weathered structures against a backdrop of emerald hills that tumble dramatically into the Pacific. It lies 30.6 miles south-south-west of Soledad, CA (from Soledad, CA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 17.5 miles west of Fort Hunter Liggett. Here, the land itself seems to heave and sigh, its rugged contours sculpted by relentless ocean winds and the slow, patient work of erosion. The air, thick with the briny tang of kelp and the fainter, sweeter scent of wild sage, carries the ceaseless roar of waves crashing against unseen rocks below. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal fog, has a peculiar, diffused quality, painting the steep slopes in a palette of muted greens and earthy browns, while the ocean itself shifts through a thousand shades of blue and grey. This remote stretch of coast has a history as wild and untamed as the landscape itself, once a waypoint for ships and later a haunt for those seeking solace or solitude. The economy of Lucia has always been tied to the sea and the land's sparse offerings, with a tradition of fishing and a more recent, but still vital, dependence on the ebb and flow of tourism drawn to its dramatic beauty. Few permanent residents remain, but their lives are woven into the very fabric of this place, a testament to a resilience forged by isolation and the raw power of nature. The winding Highway 1, a ribbon of asphalt clinging precariously to the cliffs, is the town's main artery, a lifeline connecting this secluded corner of Monterey County to the wider world, and offering breathtaking vistas at every turn.
Live animated radar for Lucia 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 | Lucia, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.020795°N, 121.550496°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93920, 93921 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lucia, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lucia, 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 Lucia includes coordinates 36.020795°N, 121.550496°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93920, 93921. 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.
