Fort Seward, California Weather
Fort Seward, 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 Seward, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Seward. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Seward is published on the Garberville Airport (KO16) page, 21 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fort Seward 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 Seward: Dinsmore Airport (KD63) 30 km · Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) 55 km · Round Valley Airport (KO09) 58 km
Conditions reported at KO16 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Seward specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Seward.
About Fort Seward, California
Fort Seward rests in a broad, verdant valley where the Eel River, a serpentine ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its patient path towards the Pacific. It lies 48.5 miles south-east of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Miranda. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, emerald forest of redwood and fir, rise on either side, their slopes often softened by a gentle mist that clings to the morning air, lending a hushed, almost sacred quality to the landscape. The scent of damp earth and pine needles, sharp and invigorating, permeates the atmosphere, mingling with the fainter, salt-laced breath of the distant ocean. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in golden shafts, illuminating patches of ferns and moss that carpet the forest floor, creating a living mosaic of light and shadow. This land, once a vital artery for the Native tribes who lived in harmony with its bounty, later became a strategic point for American expansion. The establishment of Fort Seward itself marked a period of transition, a place where military presence met the burgeoning logging industry that would come to define much of the region's economy. Today, the echoes of that history are subtle, whispered in the weathered wood of old buildings and the enduring spirit of the people who call Fort Seward home. The river remains a constant, its steady flow a reminder of the natural forces that shape this corner of the world, while the surrounding forests still yield timber, a legacy of industry that continues to sustain the local livelihoods, albeit with a more mindful hand.
Live animated radar for Fort Seward 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 Seward, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.222922°N, 123.643364°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95514, 95560 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Seward, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Seward, 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 Seward includes coordinates 40.222922°N, 123.643364°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95514, 95560. 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.
