Loyalton, California Weather
Loyalton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Loyalton, Sierra County.
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About Loyalton, California
Loyalton rests in a broad valley, a pocket of relative flatland cradled by the imposing, pine-clad slopes of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 24.9 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 294°T), and is situated 14.1 miles west of Cold Springs. The Feather River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, flows through its heart, its banks lined with cottonwoods that shimmer with a silvery light in the afternoon sun. Beyond the town's tidy grid of streets, the landscape rises sharply, a mosaic of granite outcroppings and dense evergreen forests, where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth. The sky here seems larger, an expansive blue canvas that stretches unbroken from horizon to horizon, punctuated only by the distant, jagged peaks that guard the eastern approaches. This place, Loyalton, was born from the logging industry, its early days marked by the clang of axes and the rumble of timber carts. The sawmills are mostly gone now, relics of a bygone era, but the legacy of hard work and self-reliance persists. The local economy has diversified, finding new footing in ranching and the quiet allure of its natural surroundings, drawing visitors who seek the solace of mountain air and wide-open spaces. The old train depot, now a museum, stands as a quiet monument to the locomotives that once hauled lumber and passengers, a reminder of the arteries that connected this remote valley to the wider world. Evenings here are a study in slow dissolution, as the sun bleeds crimson and gold across the western mountains, a daily spectacle that paints the quiet streets in hues of amber and rose before the stars begin to prick the velvet darkness.
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| Location | Loyalton, Sierra County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.676294°N, 120.241038°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96118 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loyalton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loyalton, 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 Loyalton includes coordinates 39.676294°N, 120.241038°W, situated in Sierra County. ZIP code 96118. 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.
