Lakehead, California Weather
Lakehead, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakehead, Shasta County.
Full aviation weather for Lakehead is published on the Trinity Center Airport (KO86) page, 28 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 Lakehead 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 Lakehead: Dunsmuir Muni-Mott Airport (K1O6) 41 km · Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) 45 km · Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville Airport (KO54) 49 km
Conditions reported at KO86 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakehead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakehead.
About Lakehead, California
Lakehead sprawls across the southern shores of Shasta Lake, a place where the deep blue water meets the rising, sun-baked hills. It lies 22.0 miles north of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 2°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north of Shasta Lake. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of ponderosa pine and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage, especially potent in the late afternoon heat. Jagged granite formations, weathered by countless seasons, punctuate the landscape, their stark forms softened by the scrub oak and manzanita that cling tenaciously to their slopes. The shoreline itself is a complex intermingling of sandy coves, smooth rock outcroppings, and the occasional weathered dock, all reflecting the vast, ever-changing sky. This is a land shaped by water and the dreams it has brought. The creation of Shasta Dam and the subsequent flooding that formed Shasta Lake in the mid-20th century irrevocably altered Lakehead's destiny, transforming it into a hub for recreation and a gateway to the vast aquatic playground. Before the dam, the area held a quieter, more rugged character, with lumber mills and small ranches forming the backbone of its economy. Today, the gentle hum of boat engines often replaces the whir of machinery, and the scent of sunscreen mingles with the pine. The legacy of the pioneers who first settled these hills, however, lingers in the resilient spirit of Lakehead, a spirit that finds beauty in the persistent bloom of wildflowers against the arid earth.
Live animated radar for Lakehead 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 | Lakehead, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.90515°N, 122.379178°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96051 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakehead, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakehead, 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 Lakehead includes coordinates 40.905150°N, 122.379178°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96051. 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.
