Baxter, California Weather
Baxter, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baxter, Placer County.
Full aviation weather for Baxter is published on the Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Baxter 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 Baxter: Nevada County Airport (KGOO) 19 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN) 39 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 54 km · Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) 55 km · Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) 56 km
Conditions reported at KBLU describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baxter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Baxter.
About Baxter, California
Baxter is a place where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin to whisper their secrets, a landscape softened by centuries of wind and water. It lies 35.3 miles north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 1.7 miles east-north-east of Alta. Here, the granite bones of the earth peek through a scattering of ponderosa pines and scrub oak, their branches reaching towards a sky that often burns a startling blue. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, resinous scent, a perfume of sun-baked earth and wild sagebrush, and the silence here is not empty but full, punctuated by the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant murmur of the Bear River. The terrain slopes gently, a mosaic of sun-drenched slopes and shadowy ravines, where the light itself seems to have a palpable texture, shifting from a harsh brilliance at midday to a mellow, honeyed glow as the sun descends. The story of Baxter is inextricably linked to the rush for gold, a history that still hums beneath the surface like an old, forgotten tune. While the boomtown days have long since faded, the spirit of resilience and self-reliance lingers, shaping the character of this small settlement. Today, the local economy is a more varied affair, with a scattering of ranches and small businesses catering to the passing traveler and the residents who have chosen to call Baxter home. The Bear River, a vital artery through this land, offers a constant, cool counterpoint to the dry warmth of the hills, its banks a haven for the hardy flora and fauna that define the region. Baxter remains a place that holds its past close, a quiet corner of Placer County where the echoes of prospectors and pioneers still resonate in the rustling leaves.
Live animated radar for Baxter 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 | Baxter, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.212955°N, 120.781048°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95701, 95704 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baxter, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baxter, 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 Baxter includes coordinates 39.212955°N, 120.781048°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 95701, 95704. 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. 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.
