Lewiston, California Weather
Lewiston, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lewiston, Trinity County.
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About Lewiston, California
Lewiston rests in a verdant hollow where the Trinity River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, makes its slow, purposeful journey. It lies 23.3 miles west-north-west of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Weaverville. The air here carries the faint scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness that presses in on all sides. Rolling hills, cloaked in a deep, variegated green of fir and oak, rise to meet a sky that often spills a soft, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoons when shadows begin to lengthen and pool in the hollows. The landscape feels ancient and unhurried, the very contours of the land whispering of eons of patient shaping by water and wind. Small, weathered houses dot the landscape, their paint faded by the sun, their gardens a riot of untamed bloom, each one a tiny bastion against the vastness of the wild. The history of Lewiston is inextricably tied to the Trinity River and the gold that once shimmered within its gravel beds. This was a place of prospectors and pioneers, of hopes and hardships, etched into the very character of the settlement. Though the feverish rush of the gold era has long since subsided, the river remains its lifeblood, now a celebrated destination for anglers and rafters drawn to its pristine waters and the promise of a wild, untamed escape. The local economy, once driven by the extraction of precious metals, has gracefully shifted towards tourism and the quiet sustenance derived from the land and its bountiful offerings. Lewiston retains a palpable sense of its past, a quiet dignity that speaks of resilience and a deep connection to the natural world that cradles it.
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| Location | Lewiston, Trinity County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.707368°N, 122.807523°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96052 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lewiston, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewiston, 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 Lewiston includes coordinates 40.707368°N, 122.807523°W, situated in Trinity County. ZIP code 96052. 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.
