Idlewild, California Weather
Idlewild, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Idlewild, Placer County.
Full aviation weather for Idlewild is published on the Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) page, 23 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 Idlewild 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 Idlewild: Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 28 km · Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 37 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 38 km · Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) 51 km · Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTRK describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Idlewild specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Idlewild.
About Idlewild, California
Idlewild unfolds across a landscape where the Sierra Nevada's granite bones rise to meet the sky, a place of deep evergreen forests and cool, crisp air that carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 21.3 miles west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 260°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Squaw Valley. The terrain here is a testament to the immense forces that shaped it, with steep slopes and shadowed valleys that shelter hidden creeks and occasional clearings bathed in the dappled gold of sunlight filtering through the dense canopy. The very character of Idlewild is etched into this wild beauty, a quiet resilience that echoes the enduring strength of the mountains themselves. The history of this corner of Placer County is a story whispered by the wind through the ancient trees, a place once sought for its abundant timber and the promise of riches beneath the soil. While the echoes of the logging industry may have faded, a spirit of self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the land persist, a quiet economy built on a foundation of resourcefulness. For those who call Idlewild home, life moves at a pace dictated not by clocks, but by the changing seasons and the enduring rhythms of nature, a subtle magic woven into the very fabric of its existence.
Live animated radar for Idlewild 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 | Idlewild, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.108796°N, 120.159357°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95543, 96145, 93260 |
| Area Code | 530, 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Idlewild, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idlewild, 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 Idlewild includes coordinates 39.108796°N, 120.159357°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 95543, 96145, 93260. Telephone area code: 530, 661. 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.
