Sand City, California Weather
Sand City, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sand City, Monterey County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sand City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sand City is published on the Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sand City 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 Sand City: Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) 10 km · Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) 22 km · Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) 36 km · Hollister Municipal Airport (KCVH) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMRY describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sand City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sand City.
About Sand City, California
Sand City, a slender ribbon of land, unfurls along the edge of Monterey Bay, its character shaped by the constant negotiation between water and earth. The air here carries the briny tang of the Pacific, a perpetual whisper that rustles through the sparse coastal vegetation. Low-slung buildings, many painted in cheerful, sun-bleached hues, huddle together, their forms softened by the pervasive coastal fog that often drapes the landscape in a pearly luminescence. The terrain itself is a study in sand and sea-grass, a testament to the forces that have sculpted this narrow strip into existence, where the vastness of the ocean feels both intimately close and immeasurably distant. This humble stretch of coastline, Sand City, once a place of raw, untamed dunes, found its purpose in the early 20th century as a vibrant hub for sand mining, a resource vital for the burgeoning glass industry. The remnants of this industrious past are subtly woven into the town's fabric, a quiet echo of the grit and labor that built its foundations. Today, the economy has shifted, embracing a more artistic and entrepreneurial spirit, with galleries and studios breathing new life into former industrial spaces. Visitors are drawn to the unique blend of coastal ruggedness and creative energy, finding a distinctive charm in Sand City's unpretentious beauty and its enduring connection to the wild, elemental power of the bay.
Live animated radar for Sand City 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 | Sand City, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.617182°N, 121.848286°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93955 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sand City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sand City, 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 Sand City includes coordinates 36.617182°N, 121.848286°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93955. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
