Piedra, California Weather
Piedra, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Piedra, Fresno County.
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About Piedra, California
Piedra rests in a wide, sun-baked valley where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle rise. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-east of Frontera. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, the dry grasses shimmering under a sky that often stretches to an impossible blue. Ancient oak trees, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, punctuate the landscape, offering sparse shade against the insistent California sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. It's a place where the horizon seems to recede endlessly, promising more of the same vast, open country, a quiet testament to geological time. The history of Piedra is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the flowing waters that once sustained it. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, the fields yielding a bounty of stone fruits and nuts that travel far beyond these dusty roads. The San Joaquin River, a silver ribbon in the distance, provided the essential lifeblood for these farms, its presence shaping the very character of the land and its people. While the agricultural economy has seen shifts over the decades, the enduring spirit of resilience and hard work remains, a quiet legacy passed down through families who have called Piedra home for generations.
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| Location | Piedra, Fresno County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.810227°N, 119.38207°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93657, 93649 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Piedra, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Piedra, 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 Piedra includes coordinates 36.810227°N, 119.382070°W, situated in Fresno County. ZIP code 93657, 93649. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
