Grizzly Flat, California Weather
Grizzly Flat, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Grizzly Flat, El Dorado County.
Full aviation weather for Grizzly Flat is published on the Placerville Airport (KPVF) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of Grizzly Flat 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 Grizzly Flat: Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) 37 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 53 km · Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 54 km · Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 56 km · Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KPVF describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Grizzly Flat specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Grizzly Flat.
About Grizzly Flat, California
Grizzly Flat rests in a fold of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a place where the granite bones of the earth are softened by a generous cloak of ponderosa pines and fragrant incense cedars. It lies 30.1 miles east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-south-east of Pollock Pines. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of resin and damp earth, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts that illuminate the forest floor with a hushed reverence. Rolling terrain gives way to steeper inclines, the land sculpted by ancient watercourses that now murmur as small creeks, their beds often choked with smooth, grey stones. The character of Grizzly Flat is one of quiet resilience, a scattering of homes and businesses that feel organically grown from the surrounding wildness rather than imposed upon it. The history of Grizzly Flat is deeply entwined with the gold rush, a time when the glint of possibility drew prospectors to these very hills, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned mines and whispers of forgotten fortunes. Though the fever of that era has long since cooled, the spirit of self-reliance and an appreciation for the land persists. The local economy, while modest, finds its footing in the natural abundance of the region, with timber harvesting and a growing appeal to those seeking refuge from the clamor of urban life. The roads that wind through Grizzly Flat, often unpaved and lined with the hardy scrub oak, seem to lead not just to homes but to a deeper connection with the enduring rhythms of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Grizzly Flat 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.
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| Location | Grizzly Flat, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.636295°N, 120.527425°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95636 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grizzly Flat, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grizzly Flat, 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 Grizzly Flat includes coordinates 38.636295°N, 120.527425°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95636. 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.
