Fort Ross, California Weather
Fort Ross, 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 Ross, Sonoma County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Ross. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Ross is published on the Healdsburg Municipal Airport (KHES) page, 34 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 Ross 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 Ross: Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) 38 km · Ocean Ridge Airport (KE55) 40 km
Conditions reported at KHES describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Ross specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Ross.
About Fort Ross, California
Fort Ross, a sentinel on the rugged Sonoma coast, commands a dramatic sweep of land where emerald meadows tumble towards the restless Pacific. It lies 23.2 miles west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 17.1 miles west of Hacienda. The air here, perpetually kissed by salt spray, carries the scent of wild sage and damp earth, a bracing balm to the senses. Jagged bluffs, worn smooth by the ceaseless caress of wind and wave, frame a coastline of breathtaking, untamed beauty, where sea stacks stand like ancient sentinels against the horizon. The rhythmic sigh of the ocean below forms a constant, resonant underscore to the quiet dignity of this place, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a deep, elemental rhythm. This outpost, once a vibrant hub of Russian fur traders, whispers tales of a bygone era of exploration and resilience. Established in the early 19th century, Fort Ross was a bold venture, a testament to human ambition reaching across vast oceans. The echoes of its past are palpable in the weathered timbers of its historic buildings, standing stoically against the elements, remnants of a time when sea otters were a prized commodity and the local economy was shaped by the bounty of the sea and the rich furs of the land. Today, the spirit of enterprise persists, though transformed, with vineyards now carpeting the inland hills, their vines drawing sustenance from the same sun-drenched slopes that once harbored vast herds of game, and the quiet hum of tourism adding a gentle cadence to the enduring legacy of Fort Ross.
Live animated radar for Fort Ross 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 Ross, Sonoma County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.51408°N, 123.243619°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95450 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Ross, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Ross, 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 Ross includes coordinates 38.514080°N, 123.243619°W, situated in Sonoma County. ZIP code 95450. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
