Elk, California Weather
Elk, 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 Elk, Mendocino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elk. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elk is published on the Little River Airport (KLLR) page, 15 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 Elk 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 Elk: Ocean Ridge Airport (KE55) 40 km · Ukiah Municipal Airport (KUKI) 45 km
Conditions reported at KLLR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elk specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elk.
About Elk, California
Elk, a hushed sentinel on the Mendocino coast, exhales the briny breath of the Pacific. It lies 63.1 miles north-west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north of Point Arena. The land here is a rugged embrace of emerald forests plunging towards a restless sea, where sheer bluffs are softened by the persistent caress of fog. Ancient redwoods, their crowns lost in the misty exhalations of the sky, stand as silent witnesses to centuries, their bark a rough, russet testament to enduring strength. The air, cool and perpetually damp, carries the scent of pine needles and the distant, rhythmic sigh of waves crashing against unseen rocks, a constant, low hum that underpins the quietude. Sunlight, when it pierces the veil of mist, paints ephemeral gold across the dense undergrowth, illuminating ferns and the vibrant mosses that cling to fallen giants. The history of Elk is as intertwined with the forest as the ivy that climbs its weathered buildings. Once a bustling hub of logging, the industry’s echoes linger in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the very structure of the land, shaped by the extraction of timber that fed distant markets. The Mendocino Coast's enduring allure, however, has drawn a different kind of resident and visitor, one attuned to the slower cadence of life. Small galleries showcase local art, inspired by the dramatic landscapes, and independent businesses offer handcrafted goods, a quiet defiance against the homogenizing tide. The economy, while no longer dictated by the roar of chainsaws, finds its pulse in the gentle ebb and flow of tourism and the quiet sustenance of local crafts, a delicate balance maintained by those who have chosen this wild, windswept edge of the continent as their own.
Live animated radar for Elk 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 | Elk, Mendocino County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.130181°N, 123.717793°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93657, 95432 |
| Area Code | 760, 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elk, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elk, 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 Elk includes coordinates 39.130181°N, 123.717793°W, situated in Mendocino County. ZIP code 93657, 95432. Telephone area code: 760, 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.
