Orcutt, California Weather
Orcutt, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Orcutt, Santa Barbara County.
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About Orcutt, California
Orcutt unfolds across the rolling, sun-baked hills of the Santa Maria Valley, a landscape etched with the subtle contours of agricultural abundance. It lies 6.1 miles south of Santa Maria, CA (from Santa Maria, CA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Santa María. The air here carries a dry, earthy scent, a blend of chaparral and the distant promise of ripening fruit, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very skin. Oaks, gnarled and ancient, punctuate the slopes, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards a sky that often burns a brilliant, unyielding blue. The land breathes a quiet resilience, a testament to seasons of heat and the occasional, life-giving rain. This place, Orcutt, carries the deep imprint of its oil-rich past, a history that once pulsed with the rhythm of drilling rigs and the fortunes they unearthed. Though the derricks have largely receded, the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent beneath the more visible agricultural economy that now defines its character. Fields of strawberries and other produce stretch out like vibrant carpets, their bounty a constant hum of labor and harvest. The town itself retains a sense of grounded practicality, a place where life unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, marked by the gentle glow of streetlights against the deepening twilight and the distant murmur of conversations drifting from open doorways.
Live animated radar for Orcutt and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Orcutt, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.865257°N, 120.435997°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93455 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orcutt, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orcutt, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Orcutt includes coordinates 34.865257°N, 120.435997°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93455. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
