Caspar, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Caspar, Mendocino County.
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Caspar exhales a damp, briny air, a constant reminder of the Pacific's nearby presence, even when the fog has retreated. It lies 77.9 miles north-west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Fort Bragg. Here, the Mendocino coast doesn't so much offer gentle slopes as it does a more rugged embrace, where the land pitches and rolls, a verdant tumble of Douglas fir, redwood, and madrone reaching toward the grey expanse of the sky. The houses, often weathered clapboard or stout timber, seem to cling to the hillsides, their windows reflecting the shifting light that filters through the coastal canopy. A quiet industry hums beneath the surface, a sense of lives lived in close communion with the elements, where the wind whistling through the pines carries the distant cry of gulls. This particular stretch of coastline carries the deep, resonant echo of its logging past. For generations, the rich timberlands surrounding Caspar were felled and milled, the fragrant wood shipped out to build cities far from this wild edge. Evidence of that era remains, not in imposing monuments, but in the very grain of the landscape, in the occasional moss-covered stump that stands like a sentinel, and in the enduring spirit of self-reliance that has always characterized Caspar. The local economy now finds a more diverse footing, with small businesses catering to visitors drawn by the dramatic coastline and the artsy, independent vibe of neighboring Mendocino, yet the scent of pine and the rhythm of the tides still dictate the pace of life here.
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| Location | Caspar, Mendocino County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.363505°N, 123.815849°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95420, 95460 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Caspar, 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 Caspar includes coordinates 39.363505°N, 123.815849°W, situated in Mendocino County. ZIP code 95420, 95460. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.