Kelsey, California Weather
Kelsey, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kelsey, El Dorado County.
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About Kelsey, California
Kelsey unfolds across a landscape sculpted by granite and time, where the Sierra Nevada’s foothills begin their rugged ascent. It lies 16.1 miles east-north-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Diamond Springs. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked pine needles and the faint, mineral tang of the earth, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun slants through the scattered oaks and towering ponderosa pines. Roads, more suggestions than thoroughfares, wind through hillsides that can appear almost impossibly green after a winter’s rain, or turn a parched, golden hue under the relentless summer sky. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, from the gentler slopes that might cradle a small vineyard to the steeper pitches that hint at the wilder country beyond, a place where shadows lengthen with a quiet grace at dusk, painting the world in strokes of deepening indigo. The story of Kelsey is etched into the very veins of its land, a narrative woven from the gold rush era and the resilient spirit of those who sought their fortune here. While the feverish rush has long since subsided, leaving behind only whispers and the occasional weathered relic, the echoes of that past still resonate in the enduring agricultural roots of the region. Today, the economy of Kelsey draws its lifeblood from the earth, with vineyards producing wines that capture the unique terroir of the foothills, and orchards yielding fruits that taste of sunshine and mountain air. It’s a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning seasons and the quiet hum of rural existence, a distinctive pocket of El Dorado County where history and the present mingle like the cool mountain streams that feed the land.
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| Location | Kelsey, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.798791°N, 120.820768°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95667 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kelsey, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kelsey, 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 Kelsey includes coordinates 38.798791°N, 120.820768°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95667. 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.
