Ferndale, California Weather
Ferndale, 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 Ferndale, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ferndale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ferndale is published on the Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) page, 11 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 Ferndale 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 Ferndale: Murray Field (KEKA) 28 km · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (KACV) 47 km · Dinsmore Airport (KD63) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ferndale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ferndale.
About Ferndale, California
Ferndale lies cradled in a verdant valley, a place where the fog often rolls in from the Pacific, lending a soft, ethereal quality to the landscape. It lies 16.5 miles south-south-west of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-south-west of Fortuna. Rolling green hills, softened by a perpetual dew, give way to the rich, dark soil of the Eel River delta. The air here carries the briny tang of the nearby ocean, a constant whisper of the wild coast, and the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus trees hangs heavy, especially after a rain. The houses, many of them Victorian, stand with a quiet dignity, their gables and gingerbread trim softened by the muted, pearly light that filters through the ever-present mist. This fertile basin has long been the heart of Ferndale's agricultural identity, its prosperity built on the rich dairy farms that still dot the surrounding countryside, their pastures a vibrant emerald against the muted tones of the sky. The town itself, with its meticulously preserved Victorian architecture, feels like a page torn from a bygone era, a conscious effort to hold onto the spirit of its founding. The economy, once driven by logging and agriculture, now finds a new pulse in tourism, drawn by the unique charm and the gateway it provides to the dramatic redwood forests and rugged coastline. Ferndale’s streets, often quiet save for the murmur of local conversation, seem to hold the echoes of its past, a palpable sense of continuity in the face of changing times.
Live animated radar for Ferndale 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 | Ferndale, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.576241°N, 124.263944°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95536 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ferndale, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ferndale, 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 Ferndale includes coordinates 40.576241°N, 124.263944°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95536. 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.
