Pinole, California Weather
Pinole, 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 Pinole, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pinole. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pinole is published on the Buchanan Field (KCCR) page, 21 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 Pinole 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 Pinole: Napa County Airport (KAPC) 23 km · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) 27 km · Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) 32 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 41 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCCR describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pinole specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pinole, California
Pinole rests where the gentle slopes of the East Bay hills begin their descent toward the shimmering expanse of San Pablo Bay. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-west of Hercules, CA (from Hercules, CA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-west of Vallejo. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, often carries a briny tang, a whisper from the water that promises cooler currents as the sun dips low. These hills, cloaked in a mosaic of chaparral and scattered oaks, form a protective embrace, their contours softened by the coastal mists that frequently drift inland, lending a muted, almost ethereal quality to the light. The landscape is a study in subtle transitions, from the more developed residential areas that climb the inclines to the open green spaces that still retain a wilder, untamed grace. Historically, Pinole was a place shaped by the bounty of the land and the accessibility of the bay. Its early days were marked by agriculture, with orchards and farms flourishing in the fertile soil, a legacy still faintly discernible in the occasional stand of old fruit trees or the names of its streets. Later, the burgeoning industries of the wider bay area cast their influence, and Pinole became a place of transit and residence for workers. The town's character is now a blend of these influences, a community that remembers its agricultural roots while embracing its modern identity as a vibrant East Bay suburb, a place where the rhythm of daily life often seems to synchronize with the ebb and flow of the tides.
Live animated radar for Pinole 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 | Pinole, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.004367°N, 122.298859°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94564 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pinole, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pinole, 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 Pinole includes coordinates 38.004367°N, 122.298859°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94564. Telephone area code: 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.
