San Juan Capistrano, California Weather
San Juan Capistrano, 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 San Juan Capistrano, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near San Juan Capistrano. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for San Juan Capistrano is published on the John Wayne Orange County International Airport (KSNA) page, 27 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 San Juan Capistrano 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 San Juan Capistrano: Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG) 36 km · Oceanside Municipal Airport (KOKB) 43 km · Corona Municipal Airport (KAJO) 44 km · French Valley Airport (KF70) 50 km · Perris Valley Airport (KL65) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSNA describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Juan Capistrano specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano rests in a verdant basin, a gentle embrace of hills that soften the edges of the landscape, leading the eye toward the distant, shimmering blue of the Pacific. It lies 3.0 miles east-south-east of Laguna Niguel, CA (from Laguna Niguel, CA: bearing 119°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south of Mission Viejo. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of citrus groves and the dry, earthy scent of chaparral, a fragrance that mingles with the salt spray on especially clear days. Sunlight, when it pours over the rolling terrain, has a particular golden quality, as if the very dust motes are spun from light. Creeks, often mere whispers of water in the drier months, snake through the land, their banks lined with tenacious sycamores and willows, testament to the enduring life force that roots itself in this sun-drenched soil. The heart of San Juan Capistrano beats with the echo of its mission, a landmark that has witnessed centuries unfold, its weathered adobe walls whispering tales of early California. This place was an agricultural cradle, its fertile lands yielding bounty for generations, a legacy that still informs the local character, even as the economy has diversified. The distinctive architecture, a blend of Spanish Colonial Revival and more contemporary styles, reflects this layered history, a visual narrative of continuity and change. Today, San Juan Capistrano thrives on a diverse economy, a mix of boutique businesses, thriving arts communities, and the lingering agricultural spirit that still finds expression in local markets and the occasional roadside fruit stand, a gentle reminder of the land's generous past.
Live animated radar for San Juan Capistrano 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 | San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.501693°N, 117.662551°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92675, 92693 |
| Area Code | 949 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Juan Capistrano, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Juan Capistrano, 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 San Juan Capistrano includes coordinates 33.501693°N, 117.662551°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 92675, 92693. Telephone area code: 949. 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.
