Mad River, California Weather
Mad River, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mad River, Trinity County.
Full aviation weather for Mad River is published on the Dinsmore Airport (KD63) page, 9 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 Mad River 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 Mad River: Garberville Airport (KO16) 48 km · Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) 54 km · Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville Airport (KO54) 59 km
Conditions reported at KD63 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mad River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mad River.
About Mad River, California
Mad River begins as a whisper, a silver thread unspooling through emerald slopes. It lies 41.9 miles south-east of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-south-west of Hayfork. The air here carries the damp, pine-scented breath of ancient forests, a cool counterpoint to the sun’s persistent gaze. Rolling hills, cloaked in Douglas fir and redwood, cradle the valley, their shadows lengthening and deepening as the day wears on, hinting at the wilder country that lies beyond. The Mad River itself, a restless spirit, tumbles and churns, its waters clear and cold, reflecting the sky like shattered glass. Here, the land feels both immense and intimate, a place where the grandeur of nature presses close, softening the edges of human endeavor. The history of Mad River is written not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of those who have lived and worked its rugged terrain. Logging has long been the lifeblood, the scent of sawdust a familiar perfume on the breeze, a reminder of the timber that built homes and fortunes far from these secluded valleys. Though the logging trucks may rumble less frequently now, the spirit of resilience remains, echoing in the small businesses that line the main road and the independent farms that dot the hillsides. The river, once a highway for felled logs, now offers a different kind of bounty, its clear waters a draw for anglers and those seeking the simple solace of its banks. Mad River endures, a place where the past is a tangible presence, felt in the texture of the land and the quiet hum of daily life.
Live animated radar for Mad River 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 | Mad River, Trinity County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.452366°N, 123.509756°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95552 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mad River, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mad River, 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 Mad River includes coordinates 40.452366°N, 123.509756°W, situated in Trinity County. ZIP code 95552. 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.
