Hope Valley, California Weather
Hope Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hope Valley, Alpine County.
Full aviation weather for Hope Valley is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) page, 17 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 Hope Valley 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 Hope Valley: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 32 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 53 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hope Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hope Valley.
About Hope Valley, California
Hope Valley lies cradled between the serrated peaks of the Sierra Nevada, a broad, verdant expanse where meadows unfurl like ancient tapestries. It lies 30.2 miles south-south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 198°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-east of Meyers. The Carson River, a serpentine ribbon of glacial meltwater, threads its way through the valley floor, its banks fringed with willow and aspen that whisper secrets in the wind. Here, the air itself seems to hold a peculiar clarity, sharp and clean, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth. Sunlight, when it breaks through the high mountain passes, falls in broad, golden swathes across the landscape, illuminating the subtle shifts in terrain, from the gentle slopes of the valley floor to the more rugged, scree-laden inclines that climb towards the sky. The sheer scale of the surrounding mountains imbues the valley with a profound sense of quietude, a feeling of being held within a grand, natural amphitheater. This land, long a summering ground for Native American tribes, later saw the hopeful arrival of prospectors and settlers in the mid-19th century, drawn by the promise of mineral wealth, though the valley's true riches were always its abundant natural resources. The local economy, once tethered to logging and ranching, has gracefully pivoted towards the stewardship of its wild beauty, with recreation and tourism now forming the bedrock of its prosperity. Hope Valley is a favored destination for anglers seeking the elusive trout in the Carson River, for hikers drawn to the network of trails that lead into the surrounding national forest, and for those simply yearning for a respite from the clamor of the world. The distinctive character of Hope Valley is its unpretentious grandeur, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the enduring presence of the wild remains the most compelling attraction.
Live animated radar for Hope Valley 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 | Hope Valley, Alpine County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.747333°N, 119.9379°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96120 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hope Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hope Valley, 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 Hope Valley includes coordinates 38.747333°N, 119.937900°W, situated in Alpine County. ZIP code 96120. 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.
