Cherokee, California Weather
Cherokee, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cherokee, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Cherokee is published on the Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) page, 19 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cherokee 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 Cherokee: Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 32 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 53 km · Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) 57 km · Sutter County Airport (KO52) 58 km · Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KOVE describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cherokee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cherokee.
About Cherokee, California
Cherokee lies cradled in the rolling hills of Butte County, California, where the land begins its slow, deliberate ascent towards the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 16.9 miles east-south-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 110°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Oroville. Here, the air carries the dry, sun-baked scent of chaparral and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild sage, especially potent after a scant summer rain. The landscape itself is a study in patient erosion, with rounded slopes and shallow draws that have been shaped by millennia of wind and water, now softened by a verdant cloak of grasses and scattered oak woodlands. The quality of light, particularly in the late afternoon, is a liquid gold, bathing the terrain in a warm, ephemeral glow that seems to linger on the horizon long after the sun has dipped from view. The story of Cherokee is etched into its very earth, a testament to the gold fever that once pulsed through these hills. While the gleam of placer gold has long since faded, the spirit of enterprise it fostered remains, now channeled into the fertile ground that yields bountiful harvests of almonds, walnuts, and olives. The agricultural rhythm of Cherokee dictates the pace of life, a steady, measured beat that resonates with the changing seasons. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring faces of its residents speak of a history deeply rooted in the land, a quiet resilience that defines the character of this enduring corner of California.
Live animated radar for Cherokee 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 | Cherokee, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.646274°N, 121.538304°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95959, 95379, 95965 |
| Area Code | 408, 669, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cherokee, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherokee, 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 Cherokee includes coordinates 39.646274°N, 121.538304°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95959, 95379, 95965. Telephone area code: 408, 669, 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.
