La Porte, California Weather
La Porte, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Porte, Plumas County.
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About La Porte, California
La Porte lies cradled by the verdant, undulating slopes of the Sierra Nevada, a place where the air itself seems to hum with the quiet persistence of the wild. It lies 45.5 miles east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 94°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-south-west of East Quincy. Pines, their rough bark a testament to countless seasons, claw at the cerulean sky, while the occasional glint of sun on a distant, unseen creek hints at the water that sculpts this terrain. The land here is a study in rugged beauty, a mosaic of granite outcroppings softened by a thick carpet of emerald undergrowth, giving way to meadows that, in their season, blaze with the vibrant hues of wildflowers. Even the shadows cast by the towering firs possess a certain depth, a cool, moss-scented embrace that speaks of a landscape largely untamed. This is a corner of Plumas County with a past etched not just in the rings of its ancient trees, but in the very bones of its history, a history intimately tied to the veins of gold that once pulsed beneath its surface. La Porte, like so many settlements in this region, owes its genesis to the feverish rush of prospectors, a transient population drawn by the promise of fortune, leaving behind a legacy of weathered cabins and tales whispered on the wind. Though the roar of hydraulic mining has long since faded, echoes of that industrious era can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent in the quiet life that prevails today, where the local economy now leans more towards the gentle rhythm of forestry and the enduring allure of its natural splendor, drawing those seeking solace and the crisp, clean breath of mountain air.
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| Location | La Porte, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.682115°N, 120.984121°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95981 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Porte, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Porte, 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 La Porte includes coordinates 39.682115°N, 120.984121°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 95981. 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.
