Oakdale, California Weather
Oakdale, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Oakdale, Stanislaus County.
Full aviation weather for Oakdale is published on the Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (KMOD) 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 Oakdale 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 Oakdale: Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 34 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 50 km · Gustine Airport (K3O1) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Oakdale, California
Oakdale rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley where the Stanislaus River carves a winding path through fertile plains. It lies 5.3 miles east-north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-west of Waterford. Rolling foothills, dappled with the dusty greens of oaks and the ochre of dry grasses, rise gently to the east, hinting at the Sierra Nevada’s distant presence. The air here carries the dry, sweet perfume of almond blossoms in spring and the earthy scent of tilled soil throughout the long, warm summers. Evenings often bring a particular quality of light, a molten gold that spills across the landscape, softening the sharp edges of barns and fences, and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered ranches that dot the horizon. The broad, open sky above Oakdale is a constant, a vast canvas for the slow procession of clouds and the brilliant, star-dusted nights. The history of Oakdale is deeply entwined with the water that sustains it, from the indigenous peoples who first navigated its rivers to the early settlers drawn by the promise of agriculture. For generations, the rich alluvial soil has yielded abundant crops, with dairy farming and cattle ranching forming the backbone of its economy, though the cultivation of walnuts and almonds now adds its own distinct flavor to the local bounty. The California Gold Rush brought a surge of transient prospectors through the region, but it was the enduring promise of the land itself that ultimately shaped Oakdale into the community it is today. While remnants of its frontier past can be glimpsed in the sturdy architecture of older buildings, the present pulse of Oakdale is one of quiet industry, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the river remains a constant, flowing reminder of the land’s enduring generosity.
Live animated radar for Oakdale 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 | Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.766595°N, 120.847154°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95361 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakdale, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakdale, 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 Oakdale includes coordinates 37.766595°N, 120.847154°W, situated in Stanislaus County. ZIP code 95361. 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.
