Fort Jones, California Weather
Fort Jones, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Jones, Calaveras County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Jones is published on the Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Fort Jones 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 Jones: Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) 35 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 60 km
Conditions reported at KCPU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Jones specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Jones.
About Fort Jones, California
Fort Jones lies in a broad valley, cradled by the rugged embrace of the Scott Valley, where the land unfolds in a gentle, fertile sweep. It lies 45.7 miles north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of White Pines. The sky here feels vast, a deep, boundless blue that often softens to a pearly grey as evening approaches, casting a quiet luminescence over the scattered farmsteads and the winding ribbon of the Scott River. Fields of alfalfa and irrigated pastures stretch towards the distant, timber-clad slopes, their green hues a rich contrast against the ochre of the dry grasses that carpet the lower hills. The air, especially in the late afternoons, carries a subtle scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage, a clean, untroubled fragrance that speaks of a place content in its own quiet being. The history of Fort Jones is intrinsically linked to the gold rush era, though its present character is shaped more by agriculture and the steady, unhurried pace of rural life. Ranching and farming form the backbone of the local economy, with cattle grazing on the open rangelands and crops thriving in the valley’s fertile soil. Remnants of its frontier past can still be glimpsed, hints of a time when prospectors and settlers carved out a life in this remote corner of Northern California. The Scott River itself, a vital artery for both life and legend, flows with a quiet persistence, its waters reflecting the changing moods of the sky and the enduring spirit of Fort Jones.
Live animated radar for Fort Jones 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 | Fort Jones, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.257417°N, 120.419644°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95246, 96032 |
| Area Code | 408, 669, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Jones, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Jones, 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 Jones includes coordinates 38.257417°N, 120.419644°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95246, 96032. Telephone area code: 408, 669, 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.
