Forest Ranch, California Weather
Forest Ranch, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest Ranch, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Forest Ranch is published on the Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) page, 18 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 Forest Ranch 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 Forest Ranch: Corning Municipal Airport (K0O4) 43 km · Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 44 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 44 km · Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) 58 km · Rogers Field (KO05) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Ranch specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Ranch.
About Forest Ranch, California
Forest Ranch unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where stands of ponderosa pine and incense cedar claim the slopes, their needles catching the afternoon sun in a golden haze. It lies 13.8 miles north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-west of Paradise. Oak woodlands dot the lower elevations, their gnarled branches reaching like ancient arms, and in the hollows, seasonal creeks carve their way through the earth, their beds often dry for much of the summer, only to awaken with the winter rains. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and evergreen, a perfume that seems to cling to the very fabric of the place. The sky above Forest Ranch is often a vast, cerulean dome, stretching with an almost infinite patience over the quiet country. The history of Forest Ranch is tied to the bounty of the land, its early days shaped by logging and agriculture, industries that left their mark on the terrain and the spirit of the settlement. The fertile soil, born of volcanic ash and years of decomposition, still supports a scattering of ranches and small farms, where apples and other fruits find their way to local markets. This agricultural heritage lends a grounded character to Forest Ranch, a sense of connection to the earth that persists despite the encroaching modern world. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises define Forest Ranch, its appeal lies in its quiet perseverance, a testament to the enduring allure of a life lived close to the wild, where the whispers of the past are as palpable as the rustle of leaves in the wind.
Live animated radar for Forest Ranch 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 | Forest Ranch, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.882105°N, 121.672754°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95942 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Ranch, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Ranch, 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 Forest Ranch includes coordinates 39.882105°N, 121.672754°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95942. 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.
