Pacheco, California Weather
Pacheco, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pacheco, Shasta County.
Full aviation weather for Pacheco is published on the Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Pacheco 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 Pacheco: Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) 41 km · Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville Airport (KO54) 56 km
Conditions reported at KRDD describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pacheco specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pacheco.
About Pacheco, California
Pacheco lies spread beneath the wide, often sun-bleached sky of Shasta County, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 5.9 miles south-south-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 149°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-north-west of Anderson. Rolling hills, dressed in the muted greens and ochres of California's inland north, cradle the scattered homes and businesses. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, cast long, cool shadows across the dusty roads, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper that speaks of long summers. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of dry grass, sun-baked earth, and the distant promise of pine from the higher elevations. It is a landscape that feels both enduring and quietly resilient, shaped by the patient hand of weather and the slow passage of seasons. The history of Pacheco is a story whispered on the wind, tied to the land's bounty and the ingenuity of those who sought to harness it. Once, the fertile ground yielded crops that fed distant markets, and the echoes of agricultural labor still resonate in the quiet hum of irrigation systems and the occasional weathered barn. Though the agricultural heart has shifted, a spirit of self-reliance endures, evident in the small, independent businesses that line the main thoroughfares. The proximity to larger waterways hints at a deeper connection to water, a vital thread in the region's past and present, shaping its development and the lives of its inhabitants. Pacheco, with its unassuming charm, invites a pause, a moment to appreciate the quiet strength of a place that has weathered the changes of time with a steadfast grace.
Live animated radar for Pacheco 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 | Pacheco, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.512652°N, 122.333895°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96002, 94553 |
| Area Code | 530, 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pacheco, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pacheco, 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 Pacheco includes coordinates 40.512652°N, 122.333895°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96002, 94553. Telephone area code: 530, 510. 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.
