Homewood, California Weather
Homewood, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Homewood, Placer County.
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About Homewood, California
Homewood unfolds across a gentle slope, its houses clinging to the land like moss to ancient stone. It lies 21.7 miles west-south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 256°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-east of Squaw Valley. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild lilac that blooms in untamed patches. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy of fir and cedar, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, dappling the quiet paths that wind through the property. The terrain, a mosaic of granite outcroppings and soft, yielding earth, slopes towards the shimmering, deep blue expanse of the lake, its surface often ruffled by a breeze that whispers secrets from the surrounding mountains. It’s a place where the silence is not empty but full, pregnant with the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant murmur of the water. Homewood's roots run deep into the era of logging and the arduous extraction of timber, a past that still echoes in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring resilience of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the roar of saws and the thundering descent of logs, has since shifted, finding new life in the quiet hum of tourism and the steady rhythm of lakeside living. It’s a place that draws visitors not with grand pronouncements but with the subtle allure of its natural beauty, the clarity of its water, and the unhurried pace that encourages a slowing of the breath. The memory of those who first carved a life from this wild land is palpable, a quiet testament to a persistent spirit that continues to define Homewood.
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| Location | Homewood, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.086852°N, 120.16019°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96141 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homewood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homewood, 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 Homewood includes coordinates 39.086852°N, 120.160190°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 96141. 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.
