North Richmond, California Weather
North Richmond, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for North Richmond, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Richmond. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Richmond is published on the Buchanan Field (KCCR) page, 27 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. 6 airfields within reach of North Richmond 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 North Richmond: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) 30 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 38 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 40 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 51 km · Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCCR describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Richmond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About North Richmond, California
North Richmond breathes a distinct spirit, a place where the flatlands meet the rising shoulders of the East Bay hills. It lies 1.2 miles west of San Pablo, CA (from San Pablo, CA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-west of Berkeley. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, carries a certain grit, a scent of warmed asphalt and distant eucalyptus, mingling with the faint tang of the Carquinez Strait. Low-slung buildings, some weathered and bearing the patina of decades, others newer and more angular, punctuate the landscape, their colors muted under the persistent California sky. The terrain is largely unpretentious, a straightforward expanse that hints at its former life as open country, now crisscrossed by the insistent, practical lines of roadways and the occasional, almost apologetic, green space. The rhythm of North Richmond is one of steady movement, of commerce and daily life unfolding without fanfare, a quiet hum beneath the vast sky. The history of North Richmond is entwined with the industrial arteries that once pulsed through this region, a legacy of rail lines and the quiet industry that provided livelihoods for generations. Though the grand industrial edifices have mostly receded, their echoes can still be felt in the practical, hard-working character of the locality. The economy here is a mosaic, reflecting the changing tides of commerce, with a strong undercurrent of small businesses and services catering to the immediate needs of its residents. The proximity to the waterways, though not a place of sandy shores, offers a connection to the broader maritime heritage of the Bay Area, a subtle reminder of the routes that brought people and goods to this very ground. North Richmond, in its unvarnished reality, stands as a testament to resilience, a place that has adapted and endured, its identity shaped by the land and the persistent spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for North Richmond 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 | North Richmond, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.958813°N, 122.367471°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94801 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Richmond, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Richmond, 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 North Richmond includes coordinates 37.958813°N, 122.367471°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94801. Telephone area code: 510. 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.
