Markleeville, California Weather
Markleeville, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Markleeville, Alpine County.
Full aviation weather for Markleeville is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Markleeville 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 Markleeville: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 34 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Markleeville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Markleeville.
About Markleeville, California
Markleeville rests in a basin cradled by the soaring Sierra Nevada, a landscape painted in broad strokes of granite and pine. It lies 32.4 miles south of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 181°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-south-east of Lake Tahoe. The Carson River, a cool, clear vein, threads through the valley, its banks softened by willows and aspens that shimmer gold and emerald with the changing seasons. The air itself feels thinner here, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and resinous trees, and the silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the high branches or the distant cry of a hawk. Even the sunlight seems to possess a peculiar quality, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the mountains and lends a luminous glow to the meadows in the late afternoon. This quiet corner of Alpine County carries the echoes of a rugged past, its origins tied to the silver rushes that once animated the surrounding peaks. Though the mines are long silent, the spirit of hardy prospectors and resilient settlers still imbues Markleeville. The local economy, now more attuned to the rhythms of tourism and recreation, thrives on the allure of the great outdoors, with fishing, hiking, and the sheer beauty of the landscape drawing visitors. The historic Markleeville Courthouse, a stoic sentinel of local governance, stands as a tangible link to those earlier, more boisterous times, a silent witness to the enduring character of this high-country haven.
Live animated radar for Markleeville 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.
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| Location | Markleeville, Alpine County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.694906°N, 119.780177°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96120 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Markleeville, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Markleeville, 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 Markleeville includes coordinates 38.694906°N, 119.780177°W, situated in Alpine County. ZIP code 96120. 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.
