Walnut Creek, California Weather
Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County.
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About Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek unfolds as a sun-drenched expanse, where rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, meet the vibrant pulse of a modern California city. It lies 2.9 miles south of Pleasant Hill, CA (from Pleasant Hill, CA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-west of Concord. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: the verdant slopes, often dusted with the golden hues of dry grasses, cradle a valley floor crisscrossed by a network of streets and shimmering glass buildings. Oak trees, ancient and stoic, punctuate the hillsides, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from the crisp blue of morning to a hazy, almost bruised purple at dusk, a light that seems to linger, imbuing the air with a fleeting, ethereal beauty. The distant silhouette of Mount Diablo stands as a majestic sentinel, its presence a constant reminder of the wilder, untamed beauty that lies just beyond the city's edge, a place where fog might creep in from the coast, lending a mysterious veil to the familiar terrain. This land, long a haven for indigenous peoples, was transformed by Spanish missionaries and later by American settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and a climate that coaxed forth bountiful harvests. The rich agricultural heritage of Walnut Creek, once defined by its namesake trees and abundant orchards, has given way to a dynamic economy, its arteries now flowing with commerce, technology, and a thriving retail sector. The Broadway Plaza stands as a testament to this evolution, a gleaming hub of activity that draws shoppers from across the region, while the nearby Lesher Center for the Arts offers a different kind of nourishment, a stage for creativity and cultural exchange. Yet, the echoes of its past persist, whispering in the names of streets and the enduring, stoic presence of those ancient oaks, a subtle reminder of the layers of history that have shaped this ever-evolving corner of the East Bay.
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| Location | Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.906313°N, 122.064963°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94596, 94597, 94595, 94598 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walnut Creek, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek includes coordinates 37.906313°N, 122.064963°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94596, 94597, 94595, 94598. 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.
