Stanford, California Weather
Stanford, 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 Stanford, Santa Clara County.
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About Stanford, California
Stanford unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the coastal foothills begin their gentle ascent. It lies 1.8 miles south-west of Palo Alto, CA (from Palo Alto, CA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-north-west of Sunnyvale. The land itself breathes a dry, Mediterranean warmth, a perpetual invitation to linger under skies that shift from the sharp, clear blue of midday to a softened, honeyed amber as the day wanes. Oak and bay trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the rolling terrain, their gnarled limbs reaching towards the light, casting dappled shadows that shift with the slow passage of the sun. The air carries the faint, earthy scent of eucalyptus and sun-baked soil, a fragrance that clings to the very stone and stucco of the buildings, a constant reminder of the Californian earth beneath. This is a place shaped by vision and ambition, its character deeply entwined with the enduring legacy of its namesake, Leland Stanford, and the university that has grown to define its spirit. The robust economy here is less about the grit of industry and more about the fertile ground of innovation, where ideas take root and blossom in the fertile soil of research and technology. The grand sandstone buildings, many of them radiating from the central Quad, whisper tales of academic pursuit and intellectual ferment, a silent testament to generations of scholars and dreamers. The rhythm of life in Stanford is one of focused energy, a quiet hum of activity that belies the profound global impact that emanates from its well-tended quadrangles.
Live animated radar for Stanford 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 | Stanford, Santa Clara County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.424106°N, 122.166076°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94305 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanford, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanford, 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 Stanford includes coordinates 37.424106°N, 122.166076°W, situated in Santa Clara County. ZIP code 94305. Telephone area code: 510. 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.
