Foresthill, California Weather
Foresthill, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Foresthill, Placer County.
Full aviation weather for Foresthill is published on the Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN) page, 24 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 Foresthill 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 Foresthill: Nevada County Airport (KGOO) 28 km · Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) 30 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 33 km · Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field (KLHM) 48 km · Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAUN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Foresthill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Foresthill.
About Foresthill, California
Foresthill lies cradled in the embrace of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water and time. It lies 27.0 miles east-north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-east of Colfax. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and fir, a constant reminder of the dense forest that rises steeply on all sides, its slopes often dusted with the soft white of winter snow. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the rough-hewn terrain, and the silence is broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the distant murmur of the American River. The very ground underfoot speaks of granite and ancient earth, a solid foundation for the structures that cling to the hillsides. The history of Foresthill is inextricably bound to the veins of gold that once pulsed through this region, a legacy that still whispers from weathered timbers and the echoes of pickaxes. Prospectors, driven by fortune, first carved out a presence here, their dreams etched into the very bedrock. Today, the economy of Foresthill draws sustenance from the surrounding timber industry and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the natural beauty of the nearby Eldorado National Forest. The rhythm of life in Foresthill is a measured one, a quiet continuation of a past that shaped its character, where the enduring spirit of the mountains is felt in every passing season.
Live animated radar for Foresthill 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 | Foresthill, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.020177°N, 120.817989°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95631 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foresthill, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foresthill, 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 Foresthill includes coordinates 39.020177°N, 120.817989°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 95631. 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.
