Greenhorn, California Weather
Greenhorn, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Greenhorn, Plumas County.
Full aviation weather for Greenhorn is published on the Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) page, 49 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 Greenhorn 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 Greenhorn: Susanville Municipal Airport (KSVE) 54 km · Rogers Field (KO05) 59 km
Conditions reported at KO79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 49 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenhorn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenhorn.
About Greenhorn, California
Greenhorn unfolds in a landscape of steep, forested slopes that rise abruptly from the valley floor, a place where the pines stand sentinel and the air carries the sharp scent of resin. It lies 56.1 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-south-east of East Quincy. The terrain here is rugged, a testament to the forces that shaped it, with narrow creeks and intermittent streams carving their way through the dense undergrowth. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting patterns on the forest floor, illuminating the rich, dark soil and the occasional flash of a deer’s white tail. The character of Greenhorn is one of quiet endurance, a place that seems to absorb the vastness of the surrounding wilderness, its small collection of buildings appearing almost as an afterthought against the overwhelming presence of the mountains. The history of Greenhorn is deeply entwined with the pursuit of precious metals, a past that still whispers in the rustle of the wind through abandoned claims and the occasional glint of quartz in the creek beds. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the ebb and flow of mining booms and busts, with logging also playing a significant role in carving out a living from these challenging slopes. While the grand extraction has largely faded, a resilient spirit persists in Greenhorn, fueled by the enduring allure of the mountains and a connection to a simpler, more self-reliant way of life. The quality of the light here, particularly in the late afternoon, when it softens and deepens, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of the trees, feels like a gentle benediction on the land and its people.
Live animated radar for Greenhorn 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 | Greenhorn, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.904339°N, 120.750782°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95971 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenhorn, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenhorn, 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 Greenhorn includes coordinates 39.904339°N, 120.750782°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 95971. 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.
