Pleasant Hill, California Weather
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pleasant Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pleasant Hill is published on the Buchanan Field (KCCR) page, 5 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 Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) 29 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 33 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 46 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 51 km · Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCCR describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasant Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pleasant Hill, California
Pleasant Hill unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, their rounded forms softened by the pervasive California sun. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Concord, CA (from Concord, CA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 2.9 miles north of Walnut Creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, herbaceous scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and chaparral. Oak trees, their branches gnarled and spreading, punctuate the slopes, offering patches of deep shade where the light filters through in shifting patterns. The roads here follow the contours of the land, winding with a patient grace that suggests a long acquaintance with the terrain. It’s a place where the sky feels vast and open, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds, and where the quiet hum of suburban life blends with the rustle of dry grasses. This corner of Contra Costa County carries echoes of its agricultural past, though the orchards and vineyards have largely given way to residential development. The soil, rich and loamy, still hints at its former bounty, a memory woven into the very character of Pleasant Hill. The economic pulse now beats with a more varied rhythm, a blend of local businesses and commuters drawn to the broader Bay Area. A notable landmark is the Lesher Center for the Arts, a cultural beacon that draws patrons from across the region, offering a taste of the performing arts amidst the everyday flow of life. The spirit of Pleasant Hill, then, is one of steady adaptation, a quiet resilience found in its evolving landscape and its enduring connection to the sun-drenched hills.
Live animated radar for Pleasant Hill 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 | Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.947979°N, 122.060796°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94523 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasant Hill, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill includes coordinates 37.947979°N, 122.060796°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94523. 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.
