Delleker, California Weather
Delleker, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Delleker, Plumas County.
Full aviation weather for Delleker is published on the Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) page, 28 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. 3 airfields within reach of Delleker 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 Delleker: Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 56 km · Amedee Army Air Field (KAHC) 59 km
Conditions reported at KO79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Delleker specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Delleker.
About Delleker, California
Delleker rests in a high mountain valley, where the air carries the crisp scent of pine and the distant murmur of the Feather River. It lies 41.2 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 298°T), and is situated 1.5 miles west of Portola. The landscape here is a study in granite and green, with rugged slopes rising to meet a wide, often brilliant blue sky. Meadows, dotted with the hardy wildflowers that persist through the brief, intense summers, give way to dense stands of fir and pine, their shadows lengthening and deepening as the sun begins its descent. The very feel of the earth underfoot shifts from soft loam in the clearerings to the firm, unyielding resistance of rock on the steeper inclines, a constant reminder of the enduring geological forces that shaped this place. The history of Delleker is tied to the veins of gold that once drew prospectors to these mountains, a legacy that lingers in the quiet tenacity of its residents. While the gold rush has long since faded, the spirit of self-reliance it fostered remains, underpinning the local economy which now leans more towards ranching and timber. Small, weathered ranches, their fences tracing the contours of the land, dot the valley floor, and the occasional hum of a chainsaw can still be heard from the surrounding forests. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet acceptance of the seasons and the land's offerings, where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the snow, the river's flow and the forest's breath.
Live animated radar for Delleker 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 | Delleker, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.80879°N, 120.497993°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96122 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Delleker, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Delleker, 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 Delleker includes coordinates 39.808790°N, 120.497993°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 96122. 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.
