Covelo, California Weather
Covelo, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Covelo, Mendocino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Covelo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Covelo is published on the Round Valley Airport (KO09) page, 2 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 Covelo 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 Covelo: Garberville Airport (KO16) 58 km
Conditions reported at KO09 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Covelo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Covelo.
About Covelo, California
Covelo lies cradled in a wide, fertile valley, a patchwork quilt of green fields stitched with the darker threads of oak woodlands. It lies 71.1 miles south-west of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 14.4 miles east-north-east of Laytonville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a sweetness, a faint perfume of dry grass and distant pine, and the sun, as it dips toward the western ridges, paints the sky in hues of bruised plum and soft apricot. The land itself feels substantial, a quiet presence that has shaped the lives lived within its embrace, its broad, rolling contours hinting at the ancient forces that laid them down. The Eel River, a serpentine ribbon of silver, winds its way through the valley floor, its presence a constant murmur, a counterpoint to the stillness of the agricultural plains. This valley has long been a place of sustenance, its rich soil yielding harvests that have supported generations. The economy of Covelo still echoes its agricultural roots, with cattle ranches and vineyards dotting the landscape, their presence a testament to the enduring fertility of this land. Before that, of course, there were the Pomo people, whose deep connection to this valley is a whisper in the wind, a story woven into the very fabric of the place. Later, settlers arrived, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the quiet solitude, their legacy evident in the sturdy, weathered barns and farmhouses that stand sentinel against the sky. Covelo maintains a pace that feels both grounded and surprisingly vibrant, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates much of life, and the community’s character is shaped by the shared embrace of this generous, sun-drenched valley.
Live animated radar for Covelo 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Covelo, Mendocino County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.792932°N, 123.248069°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95428 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Covelo, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Covelo, 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 Covelo includes coordinates 39.792932°N, 123.248069°W, situated in Mendocino County. ZIP code 95428. 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. 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.
