El Dorado, California Weather
El Dorado, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Dorado, El Dorado County.
Full aviation weather for El Dorado is published on the Placerville Airport (KPVF) page, 9 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado: Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 31 km · Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) 34 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN) 36 km · Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) 42 km · McClellan Airfield (KMCC) 48 km
Conditions reported at KPVF describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Dorado specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for El Dorado.
About El Dorado, California
El Dorado rests in a sun-drenched embrace of rolling foothills, where the Sierra Nevada begins its grand ascent. It lies 12.6 miles east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 91°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Cameron Park. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of ponderosa pine and the fainter, sweeter perfume of ripening orchards, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the old buildings. Oak woodlands, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, intersperse with meadows that, in spring, burst with a fleeting, vibrant wildflower tapestry. The terrain itself is a study in gentle but persistent slopes, leading the eye upward towards distant, hazy mountain crests, a landscape that feels both grounded and aspirationally vast. Even the sunlight possesses a particular quality, a warm, almost buttery hue that lengthens shadows and imbues the afternoons with a palpable stillness, a slow unfolding of time. This place, El Dorado, carries the indelible mark of the Gold Rush, its very name a whispered promise of fortune that drew prospectors and pioneers in equal measure. Though the feverish days of panning have long since receded, the echoes of that fervent era linger in the weathered storefronts and the enduring spirit of resilience that defines its people. Today, the local economy is a pleasing blend of agricultural bounty and small-scale commerce, with apple orchards and vineyards dotting the surrounding hillsides, their produce a testament to the fertile soil and the patient labor of generations. The historic downtown, a charming collection of independent shops and eateries, serves as the heart of El Dorado, a place where the pace of life allows for unhurried conversations and a genuine sense of community, a living tableau of a region that remembers its past while embracing the quiet prosperity of the present.
Live animated radar for El Dorado 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 | El Dorado, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.682682°N, 120.847715°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95623 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Dorado, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Dorado, 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 El Dorado includes coordinates 38.682682°N, 120.847715°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95623. 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.
