Kit Carson, California Weather
Kit Carson, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kit Carson, Amador County.
Full aviation weather for Kit Carson is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) page, 27 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 48 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kit Carson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kit Carson.
About Kit Carson, California
Kit Carson rests in a high mountain valley, where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their steep ascent. It lies 38.8 miles south-south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 209°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-south-west of Lake Tahoe. The air here carries the sharp scent of pine and the dry warmth of sun-baked earth, a constant reminder of the arid climate that shapes the landscape. Rolling hills, cloaked in chaparral and scattered oaks, rise and fall with an ancient, patient rhythm, their surfaces etched with the trails of deer and the occasional rumble of a distant truck. In the distance, the peaks of the Sierra Nevada stand sentinel, their granite faces catching the sun, their summits often dusted with snow even into the early summer months, a stark contrast to the golden grasses of the valley floor. The history of Kit Carson is tied to the restless energy of gold seekers and the enduring spirit of those who stayed. Though the boom times of the California Gold Rush have long since faded, the echoes of that era still resonate in the weathered facades of some of the older buildings and in the quiet pride of the residents. Today, the economy of Kit Carson leans on the hardy resilience of agriculture, with orchards of almonds and walnuts dotting the fertile pockets of land, their rows stretching out like precise geometric patterns against the wilder contours of the surrounding hills. The local community, small and close-knit, finds its character in the slow cadence of daily life, where neighborly greetings are still a currency and the vast, silent sky overhead seems to hold a profound, unspoken wisdom.
Live animated radar for Kit Carson 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 | Kit Carson, Amador County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.670742°N, 120.113521°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95666, 95644 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kit Carson, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kit Carson, 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 Kit Carson includes coordinates 38.670742°N, 120.113521°W, situated in Amador County. ZIP code 95666, 95644. 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.
