Fort Dick, California Weather
Fort Dick, 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 Fort Dick, Del Norte County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Dick. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Dick is published on the Jack Mc Namara Field Airport (KCEC) page, 12 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. 2 airfields within reach of Fort Dick 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 Fort Dick: Brookings Airport (KBOK) 26 km
Conditions reported at KCEC describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Dick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Dick.
About Fort Dick, California
Fort Dick rests where the land begins to gather itself for the Pacific, a place of damp air and windswept grasses that cling to the low coastal hills. It lies 57.7 miles south-west of Grants Pass, OR (from Grants Pass, OR: bearing 227°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Crescent City. The terrain here is a gentle tumble, a series of swells and hollows that lead the eye towards the restless grey of the ocean, often veiled in a soft, persistent mist. Douglas fir and Sitka spruce, their branches heavy with moisture, create a dense, verdant canopy that filters the already muted sunlight, casting long, cool shadows across the land. The soil, rich and dark, holds the scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a perpetual dampness that seems to seep into everything, softening the edges of the world. The air itself carries the briny tang of the sea, a constant, low murmur that underscores the quietude of Fort Dick. Historically, Fort Dick’s purpose was tied to the watchful eye of defense, a military outpost established in a time of perceived threat, its remnants now softened by the relentless embrace of nature. The local economy, once perhaps more robust with the timber and fishing industries that have shaped so much of this coast, now feels more subdued, a slower ebb and flow dictated by the seasons and the subtle shifts in demand. The land here, though not dramatic in its topography, possesses a quiet resilience, a capacity to endure the ocean's spray and the occasional fierce storms that sweep in from the west. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues in Fort Dick; its character is found in the weathered wood of its few buildings, the quiet persistence of its residents, and the ever-present, breathing presence of the Pacific just beyond the tree line.
Live animated radar for Fort Dick 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 | Fort Dick, Del Norte County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.867891°N, 124.148971°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95538 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Dick, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Dick, 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 Fort Dick includes coordinates 41.867891°N, 124.148971°W, situated in Del Norte County. ZIP code 95538. 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.
