Parkfield, California Weather
Parkfield, 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 Parkfield, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Parkfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Parkfield is published on the Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) page, 31 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. 3 airfields within reach of Parkfield 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 Parkfield: New Coalinga Municipal Airport (KC80) 32 km · Harris Ranch Airport (K3O8) 42 km
Conditions reported at KPRB describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parkfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parkfield.
About Parkfield, California
Parkfield is a pocket of quietude cradled by rolling golden hills, where the sun bleeds a rich ochre across the landscape in the late afternoon. It lies 21.9 miles north-east of El Paso de Robles, CA (from El Paso de Robles, CA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-south-west of Coalinga. The air, thin and dry, carries the faint scent of wild sage and sun-baked earth, a perpetual whisper of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Vast ranches, marked by weathered fences and distant windmills, claim the undulating terrain, their cattle grazing placidly in sun-drenched pastures. The Salinas River, a ribbon of brown and silver, snakes its way through the valley, its banks fringed with cottonwoods that rustle secrets in the gentle breeze. This is a land shaped by vast, open skies and the slow, deliberate turning of seasons, a place where the horizon seems to stretch on forever. The story of Parkfield is one of resilience and connection to the land. Originally settled by ranchers in the mid-19th century, its economy has always been tied to the vast herds that graze its hillsides. The discovery of oil in the early 20th century brought a brief boom, but the true character of Parkfield remains rooted in its agricultural heritage, a steadfast dedication to cattle ranching that has weathered boom and bust. Visitors often remark on the peculiar stillness that pervades the area, a stark contrast to the bustling coastal cities a few hours away, and the profound sense of solitude that can be both humbling and deeply restorative. The land here holds the quiet power of geological forces, a constant reminder of the earth's raw, untamed energy.
Live animated radar for Parkfield 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 | Parkfield, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.899686°N, 120.432654°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93451 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Parkfield, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkfield, 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 Parkfield includes coordinates 35.899686°N, 120.432654°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93451. 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.
