Burnt Ranch, California Weather
Burnt Ranch, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Burnt Ranch, Trinity County.
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About Burnt Ranch, California
Burnt Ranch is a place where the Trinity River, a ribbon of emerald and jade, has long dictated the terms of existence, shaping the steep, forested slopes that rise abruptly from its banks. It lies 36.1 miles east of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south-south-east of Hoopa. The air here, especially in the hushed hours before dawn, carries the damp, earthy scent of redwood and Douglas fir, a perfume of ancient growth that clings to the mist. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy, falls in ethereal shafts, illuminating the rust-colored bark of the trees and the emerald moss that carpets fallen logs. The landscape itself feels alive, a breathing entity of rugged grandeur, where the silence is broken only by the murmur of the river and the occasional cry of a hawk circling high above the verdant, untamed wilderness. The history of Burnt Ranch is as deeply etched into this land as the river’s course, a narrative woven with the threads of logging and the enduring spirit of those who have sought a life amidst its wild beauty. For generations, the economy here was inextricably linked to the towering timber, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of trucks a familiar soundtrack to daily life. Now, the echoes of those days are softer, replaced by a quieter rhythm, a reliance on the land’s natural bounty and the steady flow of tourists drawn to the river’s legendary fishing and the surrounding wildlands. The very name, Burnt Ranch, hints at a past resilience, a community that has endured and rebuilt, a testament to the tenacious nature of life in this remote corner of Northern California.
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| Location | Burnt Ranch, Trinity County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.809027°N, 123.474208°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95527 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Burnt Ranch, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burnt Ranch, 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 Burnt Ranch includes coordinates 40.809027°N, 123.474208°W, situated in Trinity County. ZIP code 95527. 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.
