Madeline, California Weather
Madeline, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madeline, Lassen County.
Full aviation weather for Madeline is published on the Ravendale Airport (KO39) page, 29 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. 5 airfields within reach of Madeline 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 Madeline: Adin Airport (KA26) 43 km · California Pines Airport (KA24) 44 km · Alturas Municipal Airport (KAAT) 49 km · Spalding Airport (K1Q2) 51 km
Conditions reported at KO39 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madeline specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madeline.
About Madeline, California
Madeline rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the high desert air carries the scent of sagebrush and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of unseen irrigation. It lies 105.2 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 30.3 miles south of Alturas. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, rising gently towards the rugged, timber-dusted flanks of the surrounding mountains, their peaks often softened by a haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the horizon. Expansive ranches, their fences stretching like taut threads across the ochre earth, speak of a life lived in concert with the seasons, where the vast, pale blue sky feels like an ever-present, benevolent overseer. The quality of light at dawn, a cool, pearly luminescence, washes over the sparse meadows, hinting at the robust growth that the summer sun will later coax forth. The history of Madeline is intrinsically tied to the hardy souls who first sought to tame this land, their aspirations etched into the very bedrock of the region. It was a place forged by the promise of agriculture, of cattle grazing on the vast open spaces that define its character, and the economy still largely echoes this agrarian heritage. The persistent, quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of stock trucks are the soundtracks to daily life, a testament to an enduring connection to the soil. While not a hub of grand monuments, Madeline possesses a distinctive charm, a resilience that shines through in its unpretentious buildings and the friendly, knowing glances of its residents, individuals who understand the profound beauty of a life lived under the immense, unblemished canvas of the western sky.
Live animated radar for Madeline 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 | Madeline, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.051008°N, 120.475505°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96119 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madeline, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madeline, 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 Madeline includes coordinates 41.051008°N, 120.475505°W, situated in Lassen County. ZIP code 96119. 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.
