Herlong, California Weather
Herlong, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Herlong, Lassen County.
Full aviation weather for Herlong is published on the Amedee Army Air Field (KAHC) page, 14 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 Herlong 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 Herlong: Susanville Municipal Airport (KSVE) 45 km · Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 57 km
Conditions reported at KAHC describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Herlong specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Herlong.
About Herlong, California
Herlong rests in a wide basin, cradled by the stark, rising slopes of the Sierra Nevada foothills to the west and the vast, open expanse of the Honey Lake Valley to the east. It lies 45.7 miles north-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 338°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Doyle. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones: ochre dust clings to hardy, sun-bleached grasses that sway in the persistent, dry wind, and the occasional gnarled juniper or resilient pine offers a splash of somber green against the pale, arid sky. The air here carries the scent of dry sagebrush and the faint, mineral tang of the surrounding earth, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this high desert landscape. The sun, when it shines, is a fierce, unblinking eye, and the shadows it casts are sharp and decisive, defining the subtle contours of the terrain with an almost brutal clarity. The history of Herlong is inextricably tied to the demands of a nation at war and the subsequent evolution of its infrastructure. Established as a military installation, the land bears the silent imprint of those decades of strategic importance, a past that now whispers through the quietude of the present. The local economy, though modest, is shaped by the surrounding agricultural lands that require careful stewardship in this arid climate, and by the ongoing presence of federal and state agencies managing the vast tracts of public land. The distinctive character of Herlong is one of resilience and understated endurance, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated less by the clamor of commerce and more by the steady turning of seasons and the quiet dignity of the people who call this high desert home.
Live animated radar for Herlong 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 | Herlong, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.143514°N, 120.134652°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96113 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Herlong, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herlong, 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 Herlong includes coordinates 40.143514°N, 120.134652°W, situated in Lassen County. ZIP code 96113. 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.
