Soledad, California Weather
Soledad, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Soledad, Monterey County.
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About Soledad, California
Soledad rests in a valley where the Salinas River, a ribbon of life, has long dictated the land’s fertile character. It lies 14.8 miles west-south-west of San Benito, CA (from San Benito, CA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-north-west of Greenfield. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent California sun, cradle the town, their tawny slopes a testament to dry grasses and the occasional hardy oak. The air here carries a faint, dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Shadows lengthen across fields that stretch towards the horizon, painting the landscape in hues of ochre and deep green as the day begins its slow surrender to evening. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an expansive canvas against which the small, enduring presence of Soledad unfolds. The history of Soledad is deeply entwined with the bounty of its soil, a heritage forged by early settlers who recognized the land's agricultural promise. For generations, this valley has sustained a thriving economy built on the cultivation of wine grapes, lettuce, and other vital crops, a tradition that imbues the very rhythm of daily life. The legacy of missions, whispers of a different era, still echo in the broader region, though Soledad itself has grown and evolved, adapting its economy to the changing tides of modern agriculture. It’s a place where the work of the land shapes the character of its people, fostering a quiet resilience and a deep connection to the earth that sustains them, a distinct mark of Soledad.
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| Location | Soledad, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.424687°N, 121.326319°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93960 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Soledad, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Soledad, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Soledad includes coordinates 36.424687°N, 121.326319°W, situated in Monterey County. ZIP code 93960. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
