Iowa Hill, California Weather
Iowa Hill, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Iowa Hill, Placer County.
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About Iowa Hill, California
Iowa Hill rises from the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a place where the air carries the scent of pine and dry earth. It lies 27.7 miles east-north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east of Colfax. The landscape here is a rugged embrace of dense evergreen forests giving way to scrub oak and chaparral, the terrain broken by the deep ravines and sudden clearings that speak of its mountainous character. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the dusty, winding roads, and the quiet hum of insects is often the most prominent sound, a gentle reminder of the wildness that surrounds this small settlement. The houses, scattered with a certain deliberate irregularity, seem to have grown from the very soil, their weathered wood and tin roofs blending into the natural palette of the hills. This is a place etched by the relentless quest for gold, a history that still whispers in the wind rustling through the tall trees. The legacy of the 1850s Gold Rush is palpable, a period when prospectors, driven by dreams of fortune, carved their presence into these unforgiving hills, leaving behind a scattered scattering of claims and forgotten tunnels. While the frantic rush has long since subsided, a modest economy persists, often tethered to the land through small-scale timber operations and the quiet draw of tourists seeking a glimpse of that untamed past. The occasional rumble of a truck hauling lumber or the distant echo of a chainsaw are the modern-day sounds of Iowa Hill, a continuation of its long, often solitary, existence amidst the enduring grandeur of the Sierras.
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| Location | Iowa Hill, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.108509°N, 120.859382°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95713 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iowa Hill, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iowa Hill, 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 Iowa Hill includes coordinates 39.108509°N, 120.859382°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 95713. 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.
