Rio Vista, California Weather
Rio Vista, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rio Vista, Solano County.
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About Rio Vista, California
Rio Vista rests where the Sacramento River, a broad, silver artery, splits and then converges, its waters carrying the scent of distant ocean and the silt of inland valleys. It lies 11.0 miles north of Oakley, CA (from Oakley, CA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west of Isleton. The land here spreads out, a sun-baked canvas of golden grasses in the dry months, turning to a vibrant green after the rains, with the distant humps of the Coast Range a hazy blue against the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet breath held before the evening's descent, and the light, as it slants across the wide fields and the shimmering river, has a quality of liquid gold. The town itself unfurls along the riverbanks, a collection of weathered buildings and quiet streets, where the pace of life seems to keep time with the slow, steady flow of the water. Historically, this place was a vital crossing and a hub for steamboat traffic, a gateway for goods and people journeying between the gold fields and the bustling ports. The local economy, though diversified, still draws deeply from the fertile lands that surround it, with agriculture—alfalfa, corn, and other crops—forming a significant part of its character. You can still feel the echoes of that riverine past in the architecture and the very layout of Rio Vista, a town that has always understood its connection to the water. The river itself is a constant presence, a source of both livelihood and leisure, its currents shaping the lives of those who call Rio Vista home, offering a quiet dignity to the landscape.
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| Location | Rio Vista, Solano County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.15575°N, 121.691344°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94571 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rio Vista, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rio Vista, 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 Rio Vista includes coordinates 38.155750°N, 121.691344°W, situated in Solano County. ZIP code 94571. 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. 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.
