Paynes Creek, California Weather
Paynes Creek, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paynes Creek, Tehama County.
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About Paynes Creek, California
Paynes Creek rests in a landscape where the Sacramento Valley begins its gentle ascent towards the rugged Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 30.5 miles south-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 125°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-west of Manton. Here, the land rolls with a subtle grace, a mosaic of sun-baked fields and pockets of scrub oak that shimmer in the heat, their leaves a muted silver-green against the vast, cerulean sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost dusty warmth, punctuated by the chirping of unseen insects and the distant, contented lowing of cattle. The creek itself, from which the place draws its name, is more a whisper than a roar, a ribbon of cool, clear water that meanders through the landscape, its banks often shaded by willows and cottonwoods, offering a verdant contrast to the surrounding arid expanses. Historically, Paynes Creek was a crossroads, a place where early settlers and travelers found respite, drawn by the promise of water and fertile soil that, with careful husbanding, could yield a living. The economy here has long been tied to the land, a legacy of agriculture that continues to shape its character, with ranches and smaller farms dotting the periphery, their produce a testament to the persistent spirit of those who cultivate it. While grand institutions are absent, a quiet industriousness pervades, a sense of self-reliance born from living in concert with the rhythms of nature, where the changing seasons dictate the pulse of daily life and the enduring beauty of the natural world offers its own profound riches.
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| Location | Paynes Creek, Tehama County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.335435°N, 121.91499°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96075, 96080 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paynes Creek, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paynes Creek, 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 Paynes Creek includes coordinates 40.335435°N, 121.914990°W, situated in Tehama County. ZIP code 96075, 96080. 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.
