Maxwell, California Weather
Maxwell, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maxwell, Colusa County.
Full aviation weather for Maxwell is published on the Colusa County Airport (KO08) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Maxwell 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 Maxwell: Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) 27 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 50 km · Sutter County Airport (KO52) 53 km · Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 54 km · Yuba County Airport (KMYV) 57 km
Conditions reported at KO08 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maxwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maxwell.
About Maxwell, California
Maxwell lies at the heart of the Sacramento Valley, a landscape defined by the vast, fertile plain stretching towards distant, hazy foothills. It lies 32.2 miles west-north-west of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-north-west of Williams. Here, the land is a patchwork quilt of emerald and gold, stitched by irrigation ditches that gleam like silver threads under the expansive California sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a sweet, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and ripening crops, and the distant hum of farm machinery is a constant, rhythmic pulse. The light, when it descends in the late afternoon, softens the hard edges of the horizon, casting long, gentle shadows that paint the fields in hues of amber and rose, and the silence of the open spaces can feel profound, broken only by the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead. The story of Maxwell is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the valley, a history shaped by the persistent efforts of settlers who transformed this land into a breadbasket. For generations, the economy has been anchored in the cultivation of rice, wheat, and alfalfa, crops that thrive in the rich alluvial soil and the valley's warm climate. This enduring agricultural character imbues Maxwell with a sense of continuity, a quiet resilience that speaks of a life lived in harmony with the seasons. While larger urban centers lie a considerable distance away, the local character of Maxwell is distinct, a testament to a community that finds its strength in the land and the enduring traditions of rural life, a place where the pace is dictated by the sun and the harvest.
Live animated radar for Maxwell 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 | Maxwell, Colusa County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.276277°N, 122.191366°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95955 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maxwell, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maxwell, 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 Maxwell includes coordinates 39.276277°N, 122.191366°W, situated in Colusa County. ZIP code 95955. 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.
