Bucks Lake, California Weather
Bucks Lake, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bucks Lake, Plumas County.
Full aviation weather for Bucks Lake is published on the Rogers Field (KO05) page, 46 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. 3 airfields within reach of Bucks Lake 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 Bucks Lake: Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 57 km · Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KO05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bucks Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bucks Lake.
About Bucks Lake, California
Bucks Lake is a deep, sapphire jewel set high in the Plumas National Forest, a vast expanse of Sierra Nevada granite and pine. It lies 36.0 miles east-north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west-south-west of East Quincy. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of evergreen needles and damp earth, a constant, invigorating presence. Around the lake, dense stands of fir and cedar climb steep slopes, their dark green a stark contrast to the brilliant blue of the water. Granite outcroppings, weathered and softened by centuries of wind and rain, punctuate the shoreline, offering rough-hewn perches from which to survey the quiet majesty of the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the towering canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of vibrant moss and the occasional flash of a Steller's jay's brilliant blue. The history of Bucks Lake is deeply entwined with the timber industry and the thirst of California's burgeoning cities. For generations, loggers have worked these steep, forested hillsides, their labor fueling the growth of communities far below. While the roar of chainsaws is now more muted, the echoes of that past industry still resonate in the quiet rhythm of this place. The lake itself, though appearing entirely natural, was significantly enlarged and regulated by the Bucks Creek hydroelectric project, a testament to human ingenuity harnessing the power of these mountains. Today, Bucks Lake draws visitors seeking the solace of its pristine waters and the rugged beauty of its surroundings, a place where the profound silence of the wilderness can still be found, punctuated only by the gentle lapping of waves against the shore and the distant cry of a hawk.
Live animated radar for Bucks Lake 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 | Bucks Lake, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.870721°N, 121.184405°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95956 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bucks Lake, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bucks Lake, 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 Bucks Lake includes coordinates 39.870721°N, 121.184405°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 95956. 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.
