Essex, California Weather
Essex, 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 Essex, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Essex. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Essex is published on the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (KACV) page, 10 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. 4 airfields within reach of Essex 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 Essex: Murray Field (KEKA) 13 km · Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) 40 km · Dinsmore Airport (KD63) 59 km
Conditions reported at KACV describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Essex specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Essex.
About Essex, California
Essex breathes the cool, damp air of the northern California coast, a place where the ancient redwood forests, cloaked in perpetual emerald shadow, seem to lean in towards the restless Pacific. It lies 9.8 miles north-east of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 43°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-east of Arcata. The land here is a study in contrasts: steep, verdant hillsides plunge dramatically towards the sea, their slopes etched with the faint trails of deer and the deeper scars of logging roads. Narrow valleys, often shrouded in a morning mist that clings like a veil, cradle the small, weathered homes and utilitarian buildings of the settlement. The roar of the ocean is a constant companion, a deep, resonant hum that underlies the chirping of unseen birds and the whisper of wind through the towering firs. The history of Essex is inextricably tied to the bounty of its surroundings. Logging has long been the lifeblood of this isolated corner, the scent of freshly cut timber a familiar perfume carried on the sea breeze. For generations, families have worked the dense forests, their lives shaped by the rhythm of the seasons and the demanding work of felling and milling. The economy, though modest, also draws from the rich fishing grounds offshore, the small harbor a busy hub during the season when boats return laden with their catch. This rugged landscape, while offering sustenance, has also demanded resilience, forging a character in its inhabitants that is both independent and deeply connected to the enduring power of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Essex 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 | Essex, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.905961°N, 124.03534°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95519, 92332 |
| Area Code | 530, 909 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Essex, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Essex, 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 Essex includes coordinates 40.905961°N, 124.035340°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95519, 92332. Telephone area code: 530, 909. 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.
