Pacheco, California Weather
Pacheco, 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 Pacheco, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pacheco. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pacheco is published on the Buchanan Field (KCCR) page, 2 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 Pacheco 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 Pacheco: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) 32 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 36 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 48 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 54 km · Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCCR describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pacheco specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pacheco, California
Pacheco rests in a pocket of rolling hills, a landscape that slopes gently towards the distant glint of the San Francisco Bay. It lies 2.4 miles west of Concord, CA (from Concord, CA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north of Walnut Creek. Here, the sun often casts a warm, golden hue across the undulating terrain, illuminating the scattered oak trees that dot the hillsides and the chaparral that clings tenaciously to the slopes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-baked scent mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of eucalyptus. Residential streets, lined with mature trees that offer a dappled shade, wind their way through the neighborhoods, creating a sense of established comfort. The history of Pacheco is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding lands, a heritage that still whispers in the quiet hum of its present-day economy. Once a significant hub for fruit packing and shipping, the echoes of those bustling days are now subtle, replaced by a more diversified economic landscape. While the large-scale agricultural operations have largely given way to suburban development and a growing service sector, the spirit of connection to the land endures. The nearby presence of the Carquinez Strait, a vital waterway, once fueled the town's prosperity and continues to offer a dramatic backdrop, its currents a constant, unseen force shaping the region.
Live animated radar for Pacheco 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 | Pacheco, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.983533°N, 122.075241°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96002, 94553 |
| Area Code | 530, 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pacheco, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pacheco, 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 Pacheco includes coordinates 37.983533°N, 122.075241°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 96002, 94553. Telephone area code: 530, 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.
