Goodyears Bar, California Weather
Goodyears Bar, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Goodyears Bar, Sierra County.
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About Goodyears Bar, California
Goodyears Bar clings to the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada, a scattering of buildings looking up at the towering pines and down into the deep canyon of the North Yuba River. It lies 47.9 miles north-east of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 24.1 miles north-north-east of Grass Valley. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked granite and resin, especially in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen and the light turns a buttery gold across the rugged landscape. Wildflowers, tenacious and bright, push through the rocky soil, a vibrant contrast to the muted greens and browns of the surrounding wilderness. The river, a restless ribbon of turquoise, carves its way through the ancient stone, its murmur a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the rustle of wind through the trees. This place, Goodyears Bar, was born of the gold rush, a rough-and-tumble settlement that sprang from the earth’s mineral wealth. Miners once toiled in these hills, their hopes and hardships etched into the very contours of the land. While the boom times have long since passed, a spirit of self-reliance and an appreciation for the wild endure. The local economy now leans on the steady flow of visitors drawn to the river for recreation and the unspoiled beauty of the national forest that enfolds the settlement. There's a quiet rhythm to life here, dictated less by clocks and more by the changing seasons and the enduring presence of the mountains.
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| Location | Goodyears Bar, Sierra County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.539895°N, 120.884393°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95944 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Goodyears Bar, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Goodyears Bar, 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 Goodyears Bar includes coordinates 39.539895°N, 120.884393°W, situated in Sierra County. ZIP code 95944. 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.
