Old Station, California Weather
Old Station, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Old Station, Shasta County.
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About Old Station, California
Old Station rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the high desert meets the foothills of the southern Cascades. It lies 50.8 miles east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 18.7 miles south-east of Burney. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sage greens, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of juniper and scattered pine. Creeks, often ephemeral, ribbon through the terrain, their beds marked by smooth, water-worn stones and the occasional, determined willow. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and resinous conifer, and the light itself seems to possess a particular clarity, an almost crystalline quality that sharpens the edges of the distant peaks and imbues the vast sky with an impossible depth. The history of Old Station is intrinsically tied to the flow of its waterways and the quiet industry that has sustained it. For generations, ranching and agriculture have been the bedrock of the local economy, the fertile pockets along the creeks supporting hay meadows and the grazing of cattle. This is a place that remembers the passage of prospectors and settlers, their stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across the open country, and remnants of their endeavors can still be glimpsed in weathered fences and forgotten homestead sites. The distinctive character of Old Station is one of enduring resilience, a quiet self-reliance born of its remote beauty and the deep, unhurried rhythm of life dictated by the seasons and the land itself.
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| Location | Old Station, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.675161°N, 121.43081°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96071 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Old Station, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Station, 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 Old Station includes coordinates 40.675161°N, 121.430810°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96071. 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.
