Little Grass Valley, California Weather
Little Grass Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Little Grass Valley, Plumas County.
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About Little Grass Valley, California
Little Grass Valley is a quiet embrace of granite and pine. It lies 45.7 miles east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 91°T), and is situated 15.7 miles south-south-west of East Quincy. The land here rolls with a patient, ancient grace, its slopes dusted with the ochre of dry grasses in summer and softened by the hushed white of winter snows. Creeks, born from snowmelt high in the surrounding Sierras, thread through the valley floor, their waters a cool, clear song over rounded stones. The air itself carries a scent of resin and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the skin long after you've left. Evenings here have a particular quality of light, a slow surrender of the sky to deep violet and then an inky, star-dusted blackness that feels both vast and intimately close. The history of Little Grass Valley is etched in the timber that once fueled distant cities and in the persistent hum of its agricultural present. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have worked its soil. Ranchers still tend their herds on these sun-drenched meadows, their routines a quiet echo of earlier times when logging camps dotted the hillsides. While the grand days of timber barons have faded, a robust, practical spirit persists, seen in the well-maintained fences and the small, independent businesses that form the backbone of Little Grass Valley’s economy. It's a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather lives on in the way the land is cared for and the quiet strength of its people.
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| Location | Little Grass Valley, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.714493°N, 120.977156°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 Little Grass Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Grass Valley, 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 Little Grass Valley includes coordinates 39.714493°N, 120.977156°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.
