Lake City, California Weather
Lake City, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Modoc County.
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About Lake City, California
Lake City exhales a quietude born of high desert winds and the vast, pale sky that stretches endlessly above its modest collection of buildings. It lies 134.7 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-west of Cedarville. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a tapestry of sagebrush and resilient grasses that cling to the gentle slopes leading toward the shimmering expanse of its namesake lake. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a crisp, almost crystalline quality, hinting at the stark beauty of the Modoc Plateau, a place where the earth itself seems to hold its breath. The horizon is a clean, unbroken line, interrupted only by the distant, stoic presence of volcanic peaks that stand as silent sentinels to this remote corner of the world. This is a place where history is not a grand pronouncement but a whispered echo in the wind, a legacy of pioneers who sought sustenance and solitude in this rugged terrain. The local economy, like the land itself, is hardy and unassuming, largely sustained by ranching and the quiet ebb and flow of tourism drawn to the lake’s recreational offerings. Evidence of past endeavors, perhaps a weathered fence line or a forgotten homestead, can still be found if one looks closely, remnants of lives lived with a fierce independence. The rhythm of Lake City is not dictated by the clock but by the seasons, a slow, deliberate unfolding of days marked by the turning sun and the predictable patterns of nature.
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| Location | Lake City, Modoc County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.642671°N, 120.216893°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95959, 96115 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 41.642671°N, 120.216893°W, situated in Modoc County. ZIP code 95959, 96115. 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.
