Monte Rio, California Weather
Monte Rio, 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 Monte Rio, Sonoma County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monte Rio. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monte Rio is published on the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Monte Rio 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 Monte Rio: Healdsburg Municipal Airport (KHES) 23 km · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) 53 km · Ocean Ridge Airport (KE55) 59 km
Conditions reported at KSTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monte Rio specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monte Rio.
About Monte Rio, California
Monte Rio sits where the Russian River makes its final, languid sweep toward the Pacific. It lies 11.8 miles west-south-west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-west of Hacienda. The air here carries a perpetual, damp caress, tinged with the brine of the ocean and the sweet, decaying scent of redwood duff. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal fog, falls in bruised and golden shafts through the towering canopy, illuminating patches of ferns and moss-slicked logs. The river itself, a silken ribbon of shifting browns and greens, is the town's heart, its current a constant, quiet murmur against the banks, where weathered docks jut out like skeletal fingers. Small, clapboard houses, painted in hues of faded blue and sun-bleached yellow, cling to the slopes, their porches often adorned with drying fishing nets and the occasional ceramic gnome. The history of Monte Rio is a story whispered by the river and the trees, a legacy of loggers who once hauled timber down its waters and fishermen who cast their lines into its depths. For decades, it was a popular summer retreat, a place where families would rent cabins for weeks, their laughter echoing across the water. While the grander hotels have long since faded, a sense of that easy, unhurried leisure still clings to the air. The local economy now leans more towards the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to the river’s recreational offerings – kayaking, swimming, and simply basking in the dappled light. There are small, independent businesses here, a general store that smells of coffee and aged wood, a bait shop whose proprietor seems to know every fish by name, and a handful of restaurants offering simple, honest fare, their menus often dictated by the day's catch or the season's bounty.
Live animated radar for Monte Rio 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 | Monte Rio, Sonoma County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.46547°N, 123.008889°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95462 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monte Rio, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monte Rio, 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 Monte Rio includes coordinates 38.465470°N, 123.008889°W, situated in Sonoma County. ZIP code 95462. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
