Garden Valley, California Weather
Garden Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Garden Valley, El Dorado County.
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About Garden Valley, California
Garden Valley unfolds like a forgotten watercolor, its rolling hills etched with the deep greens of pine and oak, a stark contrast against the often-cerulean sky. It lies 16.7 miles north-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-west of Placerville. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-warmed scent, tinged with the faintest whisper of wild sagebrush. Here, the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their rugged ascent, shaping the landscape into a series of broad valleys and steeper, wooded slopes where sunlight filters through the canopy in shifting patterns. The quietude of Garden Valley is a palpable thing, broken only by the occasional call of a hawk or the distant hum of a passing vehicle on a winding country road. The history of Garden Valley is deeply entwined with the gold rush era, a time when prospectors and settlers first carved out a life amidst these wilder lands. While the fever for precious metals has long since faded, a spirit of self-sufficiency and a connection to the earth persist, fueling a modest local economy that leans heavily on agriculture and small, independent businesses. You’ll find orchards bearing the sweet promise of apples and pears, their rows neatly aligned like soldiers on the fertile ground. It's a place where the past is not so much a relic as a subtle undercurrent, shaping the unhurried pace of life and the enduring character of Garden Valley.
Live animated radar for Garden Valley and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Garden Valley, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.854068°N, 120.859381°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95633 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garden Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garden Valley, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Garden Valley includes coordinates 38.854068°N, 120.859381°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95633. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
