McArthur, California Weather
McArthur, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McArthur, Shasta County.
Full aviation weather for McArthur is published on the Fall River Mills Airport (KO89) page, 4 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. 2 airfields within reach of McArthur 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 McArthur: Adin Airport (KA26) 40 km
Conditions reported at KO89 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McArthur specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McArthur.
About McArthur, California
McArthur rests in a broad valley, a place where the earth sighs with the weight of distant mountains. It lies 61.0 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 17.9 miles north-east of Burney. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle the scattered ranches and fields, their green a muted hue under a sky that often stretches wide and pale. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth, a fragrance that clings to the wide-open spaces. Even in the quietest afternoon, a subtle hum of life persists, the distant low of cattle or the whisper of wind through the sparse pines. The very light seems to possess a certain patience, lengthening and softening in the late afternoon, painting the land in shades of ochre and muted gold. This is a landscape shaped by the enduring pulse of agriculture, a legacy passed down through generations. The local economy, deeply rooted in cattle ranching and hay production, breathes with the rhythm of the seasons, each harvest and calving season a quiet testament to persistence. History whispers in the weathered wood of old barns and the stories told around kitchen tables, tales of hardy settlers who carved a life from this fertile, yet demanding, terrain. McArthur’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where the vastness of the surrounding natural beauty fosters a sense of deep, unpretentious connection to the land, a connection that has sustained its inhabitants for decades.
Live animated radar for McArthur 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 | McArthur, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.050164°N, 121.399147°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96101, 96056 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McArthur, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McArthur, 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 McArthur includes coordinates 41.050164°N, 121.399147°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96101, 96056. 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.
