Kirkwood, California Weather
Kirkwood, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kirkwood, Glenn County.
Full aviation weather for Kirkwood is published on the Corning Municipal Airport (K0O4) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood: Haigh Field (KO37) 15 km · Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 27 km · Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) 34 km · Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) 38 km
Conditions reported at K0O4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kirkwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kirkwood.
About Kirkwood, California
Kirkwood unfolds as a quiet exhalation of the land, a place where the rolling hills of Glenn County begin their gentle descent toward the Sacramento Valley floor. It lies 19.3 miles west-north-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of Orland. Here, the air often carries the dry, sun-baked scent of wild grasses and the faint, sweet perfume of distant orchards, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very dust motes dancing in the afternoon light. The landscape is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of ochre, sage, and sun-bleached straw, punctuated by the resilient green of oak woodlands that cling to the slopes. During the twilight hours, the sky above Kirkwood often bleeds into spectacular hues of rose and lavender, casting a soft, ephemeral glow that imbues the surrounding countryside with a profound, almost spiritual stillness. The story of Kirkwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, a legacy built on the fertile soils that have sustained generations of farmers. Its economy has long been tethered to the cultivation of crops, with orchards of almonds and walnuts often dominating the vista, their neat rows speaking of careful cultivation and patient waiting. While the area may not boast grand historical monuments, its history is etched into the very rhythm of its days, a narrative of hard work, community spirit, and a deep connection to the land. The distinctive character of Kirkwood lies in this quiet resilience, a testament to its enduring relationship with the earth and the persistent hum of agricultural life that defines its every season.
Live animated radar for Kirkwood 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 | Kirkwood, Glenn County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.855158°N, 122.161931°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95666, 95646, 96021 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kirkwood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood includes coordinates 39.855158°N, 122.161931°W, situated in Glenn County. ZIP code 95666, 95646, 96021. 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.
