Glencoe, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Glencoe, Calaveras County.
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Glencoe rests in a fold of Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape where granite bones push through a skin of chaparral and scattered ponderosa pines. It lies 35.3 miles south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of Buckhorn. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, resinous perfume, and the sun, when it begins its descent, ignites the dusty slopes with a fleeting, ochre glow. The terrain here is a study in ruggedness, with steep ravines and narrow canyons that speak of ancient watercourses and the slow, relentless work of erosion. The scrub oak, tenacious and wind-sculpted, clings to the hillsides, their leaves catching the light in a thousand shades of muted green and dusty brown, a texture that feels as old as the hills themselves. The history of Glencoe is inextricably linked to the earth beneath it, a place that once hummed with the promise of mineral wealth. Though the feverish days of gold prospecting have long since passed, echoes of that era linger in the weathered outbuildings and the names whispered on the wind. Today, the economy of Glencoe is a quieter affair, drawing sustenance from the land through agriculture and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the natural beauty of the surrounding Sierra Nevada. This particular locality, with its close-knit feel, retains a character shaped by resilience and a deep connection to the rhythms of the mountains, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the very texture of the land and the quiet persistence of its people.
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| Location | Glencoe, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.35408°N, 120.584928°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95232, 95245 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glencoe, 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 Glencoe includes coordinates 38.354080°N, 120.584928°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95232, 95245. 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. 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.