El Cerrito, CA Weather Forecast
Contra Costa County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for El Cerrito, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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El Cerrito, CA at a glance
El Cerrito is home to about 25,552 people in Contra Costa County, across 3.7 square miles. It ranks 268th by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Albany, 2 miles away.
- County
- Contra Costa County
- Population
- 25,552 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 6,959
- Forecast point
- 37.9196°N, 122.3025°W
How well can the network see El Cerrito?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDAX (Sacramento, CA), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,800 ft above El Cerrito. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KOAK (Oakland Intl). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near El Cerrito
- Albany, CA2 mi
- San Pablo, CA4 mi
- Berkeley, CA4 mi
- Richmond, CA4 mi
- Emeryville, CA6 mi
- Pinole, CA6 mi
- Hercules, CA7 mi
- Orinda, CA8 mi
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