Riverdale Park, California Weather
Riverdale Park, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverdale Park, Stanislaus County.
Full aviation weather for Riverdale Park is published on the Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (KMOD) page, 9 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 Riverdale Park 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 Riverdale Park: New Jerusalem Airport (K1Q4) 23 km · Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 34 km · Tracy Municipal Airport (KTCY) 36 km · Stockton Metropolitan Airport (KSCK) 36 km · Gustine Airport (K3O1) 39 km
Conditions reported at KMOD describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverdale Park.
About Riverdale Park, California
Riverdale Park lies under a wide, often brilliant sky, where the Central Valley's vast agricultural plains begin to soften into the foothills. It lies 3.6 miles south-west of Modesto, CA (from Modesto, CA: bearing 236°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Ceres. The landscape here is a study in sun-baked earth and resilient green, characterized by broad, open fields stretching toward a horizon that seems to melt into the hazy warmth of afternoon. Cottonwood trees, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets, line the irrigation ditches, their shade a welcome respite from the relentless sun. The air itself carries a faint, dry scent of dust and ripening crops, a fragrance that clings to everything, even the weathered fences and the slow-moving trucks that traverse the county roads. The story of Riverdale Park is deeply entwined with the rich, dark soil that has sustained generations of farmers and shaped the local economy. For decades, this land has been a breadbasket, yielding bountiful harvests of almonds, walnuts, and stone fruits, their cultivation a constant, quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The close-knit community here has always understood the land's temperaments, its generosity and its demands, fostering a practical, hardworking spirit. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the occasional roadside stand, where the fruits of the season are offered with a simple, honest pride.
Live animated radar for Riverdale Park 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 | Riverdale Park, Stanislaus County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.609375°N, 121.051879°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95358 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale Park, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale Park, 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 Riverdale Park includes coordinates 37.609375°N, 121.051879°W, situated in Stanislaus County. ZIP code 95358. 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.
