McCloud, California Weather
McCloud, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McCloud, Siskiyou County.
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About McCloud, California
McCloud slumbers in the shadow of Mount Shasta, a presence so immense it seems to hold the very air in hushed reverence. It lies 48.1 miles north-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Mount Shasta. The landscape here is a study in verdant slopes and shadowed valleys, where the evergreen scent of pine needles hangs perpetually in the cool, crisp air. Rivers, born from the snowmelt of the great mountain, carve their way through the terrain, their waters a startling, almost impossible blue against the deep greens of the surrounding forests. The houses of McCloud, many with broad porches and steeply pitched roofs, seem to have grown organically from the earth, their weathered wood echoing the texture of the ancient trees that guard the town. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quietude. For generations, McCloud’s heartbeat was the thrum of its lumber mills, the lifeblood of the town drawn from the vast forests that stretch to the horizon. This industrial heritage, though now largely a memory, has left its indelible mark on the character of McCloud, a quiet resilience in its people and a certain rugged charm in its architecture. The McCloud River, a jewel of the region, still draws anglers and nature enthusiasts, its clear waters teeming with trout. Beyond the town’s edge, the wilderness beckons, a playground of hiking trails and scenic vistas, a constant reminder of the untamed beauty that defines this corner of the world. The rhythm of life in McCloud is one of gentle cadence, dictated not by the clamor of traffic but by the slow turning of seasons and the enduring grandeur of the mountains.
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| Location | McCloud, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.255712°N, 122.139449°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96057 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McCloud, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McCloud, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 McCloud includes coordinates 41.255712°N, 122.139449°W, situated in Siskiyou County. ZIP code 96057. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
