Mabie, California Weather
Mabie, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mabie, Plumas County.
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About Mabie, California
Mabie rests in a high sierra basin, where the granite bones of the land rise in a rough, broken beauty. It lies 41.8 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 296°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west-south-west of Portola. Sunlight, sharp and clear, spills across slopes thick with Jeffrey pines and scattered junipers, their gnarled forms testament to the relentless wind and the stark winters. The air here carries a clean, crisp scent of pine needles and dry earth, a fragrance that seems to penetrate the very lungs. Below, the terrain falls away into shadowed ravines and broad, open meadows, the latter a vibrant green in spring, fading to a sun-baked gold by late summer. The sky overhead is an immense, unblemished blue for much of the year, a vast canvas against which the rugged peaks stand in stark relief. The history of Mabie is a whisper of logging and the tenacious spirit of those who sought sustenance from this wild country. For generations, the economy was tied to the sturdy timber that clothed these hills, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of loaded trucks once a familiar sound. Though that era has largely passed, a quiet resilience remains, a connection to the land that endures. The local character is one of self-reliance and a deep appreciation for the natural world, a trait fostered by the isolation and the raw, untamed beauty that surrounds Mabie. The occasional murmur of the wind through the pines is the dominant soundtrack, a constant reminder of the wildness that persists.
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| Location | Mabie, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.793511°N, 120.521327°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96122 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mabie, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mabie, 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 Mabie includes coordinates 39.793511°N, 120.521327°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 96122. 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.
