Anderson, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Anderson, Shasta County.
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Anderson unfolds under a sky that often burns a deep, clear blue, a landscape defined by the broad sweep of the Sacramento Valley floor meeting the foothills. It lies 10.8 miles south-south-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-east of Enterprise. The land here is a study in ochre and green, a patchwork of fields that surrender to the scrub and chaparral climbing the gentle slopes. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a soft rustle against the breeze, line the waterways, their roots gripping the earth with a quiet tenacity. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, warm scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a perfume that clings to the skin. Life in Anderson moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, the kind that allows for conversation on front porches and the slow unfurling of a summer evening. Anderson’s story is tied to the earth and the water that flows through it. Once a hub for logging and agriculture, the echoes of those industries still resonate in the weathered barns and quiet processing plants that dot the periphery. The Sacramento River, a ribbon of cool, flowing life, has always been central, a source of sustenance and a pathway for dreams. Today, Anderson continues to draw its character from the bounty of the valley, with its economy shifting but still rooted in the land, a place where the pace of life allows the seasons to dictate the rhythm.
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| Location | Anderson, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.448208°N, 122.297782°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96007 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Anderson, 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 Anderson includes coordinates 40.448208°N, 122.297782°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96007. Telephone area code: 530. 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.