California, Pennsylvania Weather
California, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for California, Washington County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for California.
About California, Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania, spills down a series of rolling hills toward the confluence of the Monongahela River. It lies 19.7 miles south-south-east of Bethel Park, PA (from Bethel Park, PA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-south-west of Rostraver. The terrain here is a study in contrasts: the broad, often steely gray expanse of the river, a artery of commerce, meets the undulating landscape, deeply furrowed by centuries of rain and settlement. Old brick buildings, their facades softened by the passage of years and a persistent, humid air, huddle together, their windows reflecting the sky with a placid indifference. Mature trees, their branches reaching skyward like gnarled fingers, line the streets, offering shade and a whispering soundtrack to the quiet hum of daily life. Even in the late afternoon, a soft, almost hazy light often lingers, lending a gentle, dreamlike quality to the scene, as if the whole place is perpetually caught in a moment of serene contemplation. This is a place shaped by the deep seams of coal that once fueled a nation, a history etched into the very bones of the land. California was a vital hub for the coal industry, its fortunes inextricably linked to the mines that burrowed beneath the hills, and the river that carried its bounty. The echoes of that industrial past are still present, though the landscape has largely reclaimed its dominance, the scars of mining slowly mended by tenacious green. Today, California’s economy finds a different rhythm, supported in part by California University of Pennsylvania, its presence infusing the borough with a younger energy that coexists with the seasoned resilience of its long-time residents. The river, though still a working waterway, also offers a quiet beauty, its surface occasionally broken by the wake of a passing barge or the gentle ripple of an unseen current.
Live animated radar for California and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | California, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.065629°N, 79.891714°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15419, 18951, 17821, 15423 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This California, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for California, Pennsylvania, 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 California includes coordinates 40.065629°N, 79.891714°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15419, 18951, 17821, 15423. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
