Bella Vista, California Weather
Bella Vista, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bella Vista, Shasta County.
Full aviation weather for Bella Vista is published on the Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) page, 16 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. 4 airfields within reach of Bella Vista 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 Bella Vista: Trinity Center Airport (KO86) 54 km · Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) 54 km · Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville Airport (KO54) 59 km
Conditions reported at KRDD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bella Vista specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bella Vista.
About Bella Vista, California
Bella Vista unfurls across a rolling landscape where the earth seems to sigh with contentment under a vast, often brilliant sky. It lies 9.1 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-south-east of Shasta Lake. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked pine needles and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sagebrush, a dry, clean fragrance that speaks of high elevation and clear skies. Oak woodlands, their branches gnarled and reaching like ancient supplicants, punctuate meadows that shimmer with a golden hue in the late afternoon sun, a visual balm after a long day. The terrain itself is a study in gentle ascents and descents, offering glimpses of distant, hazy peaks that frame the horizon, promising more wildness beyond the immediate embrace of Bella Vista. There is a quietude to this place, a sense of patient unfolding, as if the very land is breathing in slow, deliberate rhythms. The history of Bella Vista is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of those who have called this high country home. Originally a place of passage and sustenance for indigenous peoples, its later development was spurred by the promise of resources and a simpler way of life, attracting those seeking to escape the clamor of more crowded locales. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed Bella Vista, its economy has long been rooted in the land itself, with cattle ranching and small-scale agriculture forming the backbone of its sustenance, a tradition that continues to shape the character of its residents. The occasional hum of a distant chainsaw or the rumble of a pickup truck on a gravel road are the loudest sounds to interrupt the pervasive quiet, a testament to Bella Vista's enduring commitment to a life lived at a more deliberate, grounded pace.
Live animated radar for Bella Vista 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 | Bella Vista, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.640707°N, 122.232503°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96003, 96008, 93283 |
| Area Code | 661, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bella Vista, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bella Vista, 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 Bella Vista includes coordinates 40.640707°N, 122.232503°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96003, 96008, 93283. Telephone area code: 661, 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.
