Nipomo, California Weather
Nipomo, 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 Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nipomo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nipomo is published on the Oceano County Airport (KL52) page, 15 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. 5 airfields within reach of Nipomo 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 Nipomo: Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 16 km · San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) 26 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 35 km · Lompoc Airport (KLPC) 42 km
Conditions reported at KL52 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nipomo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nipomo.
About Nipomo, California
Nipomo breathes a quiet, sun-drenched existence under the vast Pacific sky. It lies 6.6 miles north-north-west of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-east of Arroyo Grande. The land here, a gentle swell of golden hills punctuated by the deep green of oak woodlands, rolls toward the distant, hazy blue of the ocean. Fields of barley and sunflowers stretch out like rumpled blankets, their colors shifting with the passing hours, and the air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of dry grasses and the sweet, resinous scent of the coastal sagebrush. Even on a still day, a subtle breeze whispers through the scattered farmsteads, stirring the dust on unpaved roads and rustling the leaves of the ancient live oaks, their branches gnarled and wise. This place, Nipomo, has long been a crossroads of sustenance. For generations, its rich soil has yielded abundant crops, a legacy of industrious hands that first cultivated these fertile valleys. The local economy, still deeply tied to agriculture, hums with the quiet efficiency of vineyards and the hardy resilience of strawberry farms, their red jewels glinting in the afternoon sun. The spirit of its founding, a blend of hardy pioneers and those drawn by the promise of open land, can still be felt in the unhurried pace of life, in the friendly nods exchanged between strangers, and in the enduring presence of ranches that have stood for decades, their weathered fences a testament to the enduring spirit of this California landscape.
Live animated radar for Nipomo 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 | Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.042755°N, 120.475999°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93444 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nipomo, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nipomo, 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 Nipomo includes coordinates 35.042755°N, 120.475999°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93444. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
