Butte Meadows, California Weather
Butte Meadows, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Butte Meadows, Butte County.
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About Butte Meadows, California
Butte Meadows unfolds as a verdant embrace where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their stoic ascent, a place where granite outcrops, softened by the persistent caress of moss, punctuate the slopes. It lies 28.7 miles north-north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 18.7 miles north of Magalia. The air here, especially in the lingering afternoons, carries the cool, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrant testament to the surrounding evergreen forests that climb towards the sky. Clear, cold streams, born from higher snowmelt, fracture the landscape with their silver threads, their murmur a constant companion to the rustle of leaves. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts, from the more open, sun-drenched meadows carpeted with wildflowers in their season, to the shadowed depths of the timbered slopes that hint at wilder, untamed spaces. The history of Butte Meadows is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, weathered timbers of its past and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a hub for logging operations, the echoes of chainsaws and the rumble of trucks are now a faded memory, replaced by a quieter rhythm of life focused on the bounty of the land and the simple pleasures of a close-knit community. Local economy here often leans into the natural resources, with small-scale timber operations and a growing appreciation for agritourism, where visitors might find freshly picked berries or the unique flavor of locally produced honey. The spirit of self-reliance, forged in the demanding environment, remains a defining characteristic of Butte Meadows, a place where the legacy of hard work is as palpable as the scent of the forest.
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| Location | Butte Meadows, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.081271°N, 121.551086°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95942 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butte Meadows, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butte Meadows, 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 Butte Meadows includes coordinates 40.081271°N, 121.551086°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95942. 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.
