Douglas Flat, California Weather
Douglas Flat, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Douglas Flat, Calaveras County.
Full aviation weather for Douglas Flat is published on the Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) page, 17 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 Douglas Flat 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 Douglas Flat: Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) 42 km
Conditions reported at KCPU describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Douglas Flat specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Douglas Flat.
About Douglas Flat, California
Douglas Flat sprawls across a sun-drenched expanse where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle, oak-studded ascent. It lies 37.0 miles north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 45°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-west of Sonora. The air here carries the faint, dry perfume of chaparral and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to amplify the vastness of the sky. Rolling hills, painted in shades of ochre and dusty sage, give way to deeper pockets of evergreen, their dark needles catching the light like scattered emeralds. The very ground feels ancient, a mosaic of weathered granite and rich, red earth that has been shaped by millennia of wind and rain. This is a landscape that breathes slowly, its character defined by the patient grandeur of nature. The history of Douglas Flat is deeply entwined with the echoes of the Gold Rush, a time when the very soil was churned in pursuit of glittering riches. Though the feverish panning and sluicing have long since faded, the legacy of those determined prospectors remains, a subtle undercurrent in the local consciousness. Today, the economy of Douglas Flat is more grounded, rooted in the quiet perseverance of small-scale agriculture and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the surrounding natural beauty. The area’s distinctive character is evident in its unhurried pace of life, where conversations often drift under the shade of ancient oak trees, and the distinctive scent of pine resin seems to linger in the air long after dusk has settled, painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender.
Live animated radar for Douglas Flat 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 | Douglas Flat, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.114365°N, 120.454921°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95251, 95229, 95247 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Douglas Flat, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Douglas Flat, 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 Douglas Flat includes coordinates 38.114365°N, 120.454921°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95251, 95229, 95247. 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.
