West Pittsburg, California Weather
West Pittsburg, 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 West Pittsburg, Contra Costa County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Pittsburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Pittsburg is published on the Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) page, 26 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. 5 airfields within reach of West Pittsburg 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 West Pittsburg: Rio Vista Municipal Airport (KO88) 29 km · Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) 39 km · Kingdon Airpark (KO20) 53 km · University Airport (KEDU) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSUU describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Pittsburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Pittsburg, California
West Pittsburg sprawls across a landscape that feels both determined and resigned, a broad expanse of flatlands punctuated by the low, rolling shoulders of hills that mark the edges of the county. It lies 4.2 miles west of Pittsburg, CA (from Pittsburg, CA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Concord. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen eucalyptus groves. Wide, straight roads cut through the terrain, lined with a utilitarian mix of industrial buildings, low-slung commercial strips, and residential pockets where manicured lawns meet the dusty verge. A perpetual haze often hangs in the distance, a soft veil blurring the more distant Contra Costa hills, softening the harsh edges of power lines and the occasional skeletal remains of a forgotten structure. This stretch of land was, for a long time, defined by the heavy industry that once hummed with purpose, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, if unadorned, architecture and a certain pragmatic stoicism in its people. The legacy of steel and manufacturing is evident in the very bones of West Pittsburg, in the resilience of its infrastructure and the deep-rooted understanding of hard work that underpins its economy. While the massive mills are long gone, the spirit of enterprise persists, finding new expressions in logistics, warehousing, and a scattering of smaller, specialized businesses. The nearby waterways, though not always picturesque, have always been a crucial artery, shaping trade and settlement, and even now, the whisper of the wind through dry grasses can carry the faint scent of brine from the distant bays, a subtle reminder of the water's enduring influence on West Pittsburg.
Live animated radar for West Pittsburg 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 | West Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.029087°N, 121.961627°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94565 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Pittsburg, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Pittsburg, 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 West Pittsburg includes coordinates 38.029087°N, 121.961627°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 94565. 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.
