San Luis Obispo, California Weather
San Luis Obispo, 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 Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near San Luis Obispo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for San Luis Obispo is published on the San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) 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. 4 airfields within reach of San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo: Oceano County Airport (KL52) 20 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 44 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 46 km
Conditions reported at KSBP describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Luis Obispo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo unfurls its sun-drenched charm in a valley that breathes the scent of wild sage and distant ocean brine. It lies 14.3 miles south of Atascadero, CA (from Atascadero, CA: bearing 177°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-south-east of Los Osos. Rolling hills, softened by the golden light of afternoon, cup the town like an open hand, their slopes painted with the muted greens of oaks and the tawny hues of dry grasses. The air here, especially as the day begins to cool, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very earth, punctuated by the distant chime of a mission bell. The landscape itself feels both ancient and alive, a gentle undulation that invites exploration, leading the eye toward the hazy blue of the Santa Lucia Mountains in the north and the softer, rounded shapes of the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. This valley, long a place of sustenance, echoes with the footsteps of its past, from the Chumash people who first charted its contours to the Franciscan missionaries who raised the imposing structure of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The town's economy, once anchored by agriculture, particularly its renowned vineyards and strawberry fields, now also thrives on the vibrant energy of its university, a youthful pulse that infuses the streets with a lively, yet unhurried, spirit. Along the main thoroughfares, historic adobe buildings stand shoulder to shoulder with more contemporary structures, a visual narrative of adaptation and growth, while the nearby coastline, a short drive away, offers a dramatic counterpoint to the valley's gentle embrace, its rugged cliffs and sandy coves a constant reminder of the Pacific's enduring power.
Live animated radar for San Luis Obispo 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 | San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.282752°N, 120.659616°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93401, 93403, 93405, 93406, 93407 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Luis Obispo, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Luis Obispo, 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 Luis Obispo includes coordinates 35.282752°N, 120.659616°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93401, 93403, 93405, 93406, 93407. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
