Floriston, California Weather
Floriston, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Floriston, Nevada County.
Full aviation weather for Floriston is published on the Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) page, 13 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 Floriston 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 Floriston: Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 25 km · Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 33 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 33 km · Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) 35 km · Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 44 km
Conditions reported at KTRK describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Floriston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Floriston.
About Floriston, California
Floriston rests at the edge of the Sierras, a place where the air thins and the granite shoulders of the mountains begin to dominate the sky. It lies 14.5 miles south-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-north-east of Truckee. The Truckee River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, is the lifeblood here, its banks lined with the hardy pines and firs that cling to the steep inclines. The terrain is rugged, a testament to the powerful forces that shaped this land, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, deep shadows that seem to hold secrets of the earth. Small clearings reveal patches of sun-drenched meadow, dotted with the resilient wildflowers that find purchase in this high-altitude embrace. The history of Floriston is etched in the very bedrock and the memory of its people, a legacy tied to the logging and paper mill industries that once pulsed with the rhythm of the river. For decades, the hum of machinery and the scent of woodsmoke were the defining characteristics of this community, drawing families who found their livelihood in the bounty of the surrounding forests. While those days have largely passed, a quiet resilience remains, a character forged by hard work and a deep connection to the wild beauty that surrounds Floriston. The river, ever present, now offers a different kind of solace and recreation, a gentle counterpoint to the more strenuous past.
Live animated radar for Floriston 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.
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| Location | Floriston, Nevada County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.39463°N, 120.021308°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96111 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Floriston, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Floriston, 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 Floriston includes coordinates 39.394630°N, 120.021308°W, situated in Nevada County. ZIP code 96111. 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.
