Riverbank, California Weather
Riverbank, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Riverbank, Stanislaus County.
Full aviation weather for Riverbank is published on the Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (KMOD) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Riverbank 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 Riverbank: Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 35 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 51 km · Gustine Airport (K3O1) 53 km
Conditions reported at KMOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverbank specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Riverbank, California
Riverbank unfolds along the Stanislaus River, a place where the earth exhales the scent of sun-warmed loam and distant orchards. It lies 7.5 miles north-north-east of Modesto, CA (from Modesto, CA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Ceres. The landscape here is a gentle embrace, a broad, fertile plain that slopes lazily towards the water's edge, fringed with cottonwoods whose leaves whisper secrets on the breeze. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool and thicken, casting long, elongated shadows that stretch across fields of alfalfa and ripening peaches. This is a land shaped by the patient hand of agriculture, where the sky feels vast and the horizon a soft, hazy line, promising more of the same quiet abundance. The genesis of Riverbank is inextricably linked to its namesake waterway, a lifeline that has sustained life and industry for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and the river's generous flow, established a community that would grow to embrace agricultural enterprise, from the vibrant fruit orchards that still dot the surrounding countryside to the lumber mills that once hummed with the industry of the nearby Sierra foothills. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone, the spirit of Riverbank also finds expression in its burgeoning retail centers and a palpable sense of local pride, a quiet resilience that echoes the enduring strength of the river itself. The air carries a faint, sweet perfume of blossoms and ripening fruit, a constant reminder of the land's enduring fertility.
Live animated radar for Riverbank 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.
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| Location | Riverbank, Stanislaus County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.73604°N, 120.93549°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95367 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverbank, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverbank, 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 Riverbank includes coordinates 37.736040°N, 120.935490°W, situated in Stanislaus County. ZIP code 95367. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
