Tara Hills, California Weather
Tara Hills, 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 Tara Hills, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Tara Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Tara Hills is published on the Buchanan Field (KCCR) page, 23 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 Tara Hills 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 Tara Hills: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) 32 km · Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) 41 km · San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) 42 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 54 km · Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCCR describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tara Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tara Hills, California
Tara Hills unfolds across a series of rolling uplands, a landscape sculpted by the relentless Pacific wind. It lies 2.2 miles south-west of Hercules, CA (from Hercules, CA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-west of Vallejo. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, where the dry grasses of late summer, brittle and ochre, give way to the deeper greens of hardy chaparral that clings to the slopes. Oak trees, their branches gnarled and reaching like ancient hands, punctuate the open spaces, their silhouettes stark against a sky that often burns with the fierce clarity of California sunlight. The air itself carries a faint, dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a constant reminder of the region's Mediterranean climate. The story of Tara Hills is inextricably linked to its agricultural past, a legacy that still whispers through the land. Once a patchwork of orchards and vineyards, the community has since diversified, its economy now a blend of service industries and the quiet hum of residential life. The proximity to the broader San Francisco Bay Area has shaped its character, drawing in a population that values both the relative tranquility of its setting and the accessibility to urban centers. While no single grand landmark defines Tara Hills, its distinctive charm lies in the unpretentious beauty of its natural surroundings and the enduring spirit of its residents, a quiet strength evident in the way the sunlight catches the golden hills at dusk.
Live animated radar for Tara Hills 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 | Tara Hills, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.993534°N, 122.316359°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94806 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tara Hills, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tara Hills, 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 Tara Hills includes coordinates 37.993534°N, 122.316359°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94806. 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. 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.
