Hayward, CA Weather Forecast
Alameda County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Hayward, 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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Hayward, CA at a glance
Hayward is home to about 155,675 people in Alameda County, across 46 square miles. It ranks 36th by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Union City, 5 miles away.
- County
- Alameda County
- Population
- 155,675 2023 est.
- Land area
- 46 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,398
- Forecast point
- 37.6268°N, 122.1040°W
How well can the network see Hayward?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMUX (San Francisco, CA), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Hayward. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Hayward is closer to its radar than 64% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHWD (Hayward Exec). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Hayward
- Union City, CA5 mi
- San Leandro, CA6 mi
- Foster City, CA9 mi
- Newark, CA9 mi
- Redwood City, CA10 mi
- Menlo Park, CA10 mi
- East Palo Alto, CA11 mi
- Alameda, CA12 mi
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