Korbel, California Weather
Korbel, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Korbel, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Korbel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Korbel is published on the Murray Field (KEKA) page, 15 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. 4 airfields within reach of Korbel 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 Korbel: California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (KACV) 17 km · Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) 38 km · Dinsmore Airport (KD63) 52 km
Conditions reported at KEKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Korbel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Korbel.
About Korbel, California
Korbel rests in a fold of Humboldt County where the Eel River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, has patiently shaped the land for millennia. It lies 11.7 miles east-north-east of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Arcata. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of redwood forests, a constant, quiet presence that softens the sharp edges of the surrounding hills. Sunlight, when it penetrates the dense canopy, arrives in diffused shafts, illuminating the emerald mosses clinging to ancient trunks and the perpetual dampness that clings to the undergrowth. The terrain is a study in steep slopes and narrow valleys, the kind of landscape that demands respect and a careful tread, where the river’s murmur is the dominant sound, a ceaseless conversation with the stones. This stretch of the Eel River valley has long been a corridor of human passage, its history deeply intertwined with the extraction of timber. Korbel, once a bustling company town, still bears the imprint of its logging past, though the clang of machinery has largely faded, replaced by a more measured pace of life. The economy now leans more towards the bounty of the land itself, with small-scale agriculture and a quiet tourism that draws visitors seeking the solace of the ancient forests and the wild beauty of the river. It’s a place where the past is not a ghost, but a tangible layer beneath the present, a quiet testament to the enduring power of nature and the resilience of those who have made their homes here.
Live animated radar for Korbel 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 | Korbel, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.870408°N, 123.958392°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95446, 95550 |
| Area Code | 408, 669, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Korbel, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Korbel, 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 Korbel includes coordinates 40.870408°N, 123.958392°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95446, 95550. Telephone area code: 408, 669, 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.
