Baxter, California Weather
Baxter, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Baxter, Placer County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
