Thornton, California Weather
Thornton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thornton, San Joaquin County.
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About Thornton, California
Thornton rests on the flat expanse of the San Joaquin Valley, a land sculpted by the patient hand of water and wind. It lies 7.1 miles west-south-west of Galt, CA (from Galt, CA: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Woodbridge. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late summer, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening fruit, a testament to the fertile soil that defines this place. Fields of alfalfa, emerald green against the tawny stubble of harvested grain, stretch towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a splash of verdant relief. The sky, an immense canvas of cerulean blue, seems to press down gently, imbuing the landscape with a profound sense of stillness, a quietude that hums with the unseen industry of growth. The history of Thornton is inextricably linked to the waterways that have shaped its existence, the sloughs and channels that once served as arteries for commerce and life. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, channeled their energies into cultivating the land, transforming it into a breadbasket for the region. Today, that agricultural legacy endures, with orchards heavy with almonds and walnuts, and fields yielding a bounty of tomatoes and other produce that find their way to tables far and wide. The local economy, though rooted in the earth, has also seen the steady hum of transportation, with highways and rail lines serving as vital conduits for goods, a constant reminder of Thornton's enduring connection to the wider world.
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| Location | Thornton, San Joaquin County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.226027°N, 121.424673°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95686, 95632 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thornton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thornton, 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 Thornton includes coordinates 38.226027°N, 121.424673°W, situated in San Joaquin County. ZIP code 95686, 95632. Telephone area code: 530. 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.
