Dorris, California Weather
Dorris, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dorris, Siskiyou County.
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About Dorris, California
Dorris lies cradled by the broad, sweeping plains that mark the northern edge of the Sacramento Valley, a landscape etched with the patient work of agriculture. It lies 55.0 miles east-south-east of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 117°T), and is situated 19.1 miles south-south-west of Klamath Falls. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast, ever-shifting canvas of blue and white, stretching to meet the low, rounded shoulders of the surrounding hills. The air, when it’s not carrying the scent of freshly turned earth or ripening grain, often holds a crispness, a hint of the higher elevations beyond, and the sun, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, golden hue across the open fields, lending a quiet luminescence to the scene. The very character of Dorris seems to be one of patient endurance, of roots sunk deep into fertile ground, a place where the land dictates the rhythm of life. The history of Dorris is intrinsically tied to the railroad and the rich agricultural potential of the land it settled. Once a vital stop for those traveling north, the town’s economy has long been sustained by the bounty of its surroundings, with crops like wheat, barley, and alfalfa flourishing under the valley sun. Evidence of this industrious past can still be seen in the grain elevators that stand as sentinels against the horizon, and in the quiet hum of machinery during harvest season. Though the pace of life in Dorris is generally unhurried, there’s a palpable sense of community, a shared understanding born from generations of working the land and weathering the seasons together, a quiet strength that underpins the town’s distinctive character.
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| Location | Dorris, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.96737°N, 121.91806°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96023 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorris, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorris, 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 Dorris includes coordinates 41.967370°N, 121.918060°W, situated in Siskiyou County. ZIP code 96023. 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. 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.
