Cassel, California Weather
Cassel, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cassel, Shasta County.
Full aviation weather for Cassel is published on the Fall River Mills Airport (KO89) page, 15 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. 2 airfields within reach of Cassel 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 Cassel: Adin Airport (KA26) 58 km
Conditions reported at KO89 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cassel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cassel.
About Cassel, California
Cassel rests in a wide valley, a broad sweep of earth cupped by hills that rise with the quiet permanence of ancient shoulders. It lies 49.8 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-north-east of Burney. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the gentle slope of meadows giving way to stands of pine and fir that hold their own counsel against the sky. A palpable stillness often settles over Cassel, broken only by the sigh of wind through the trees or the distant murmur of water, a sound that seems to carry the very breath of the land. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a softness that washes over the rolling terrain, lending a gentle luminescence to the scattered homes and fields. The history of Cassel is deeply entwined with the flow of water and the pursuit of sustenance from this generous, yet sometimes stern, earth. For generations, the area has been shaped by the needs of agriculture and the quiet diligence of those who work the land, their lives attuned to the seasons and the predictable cycles of growth. While larger settlements might boast of grander narratives, Cassel's own story is one of enduring connection to its environment, a persistent effort to coax a living from the soil and the abundant, clear streams that thread through the valley. There is a distinct lack of haste here, a steady, unpretentious rhythm that speaks of a community content with its own quiet existence, drawing strength from the very ground it inhabits.
Live animated radar for Cassel 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.
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| Location | Cassel, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.91905°N, 121.547761°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96016 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cassel, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cassel, 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 Cassel includes coordinates 40.919050°N, 121.547761°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96016. 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.
