Plumas Eureka, California Weather
Plumas Eureka, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plumas Eureka, Plumas County.
Full aviation weather for Plumas Eureka is published on the Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) page, 34 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 Plumas Eureka 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 Plumas Eureka: Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) 58 km
Conditions reported at KO79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plumas Eureka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plumas Eureka.
About Plumas Eureka, California
Plumas Eureka lies cradled by the ancient Sierra Nevada, a place where granite giants shoulder the sky and emerald forests descend in hushed reverence. It lies 48.0 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 292°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Portola. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and fir, a bracing tonic for the lungs, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the high canopy, falls in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating the mossy bark of venerable trees and the damp, dark earth beneath. Creeks, born from snowmelt and hidden springs, thread through the landscape, their waters a cold, clear song over smooth, worn stones. The terrain is a testament to the earth's slow, powerful artistry, a mosaic of steep slopes, hidden meadows, and rocky outcrops, all under the watchful gaze of peaks that have witnessed millennia of wind and weather. This high-country haven, Plumas Eureka, whispers of a boisterous past, its identity forged in the crucible of the California Gold Rush. The echoes of pickaxes and the dreams of fortune seekers still seem to linger in the wind that sweeps through the silent canyons, a spectral reminder of the boom and bust that defined its early years. While the veins of gold have long since been exhausted, a different kind of wealth sustains Plumas Eureka today: the enduring bounty of the land. Timber continues to be a vital industry, its fragrant wood shaping homes and livelihoods, while the vast wilderness surrounding the settlement draws adventurers and solace-seekers alike. The nearby lakes and rivers, mirroring the boundless blue of the sky, offer not only recreation but a deep, abiding connection to the natural world that has always been the true treasure of Plumas Eureka.
Live animated radar for Plumas Eureka 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 | Plumas Eureka, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.78973°N, 120.6507°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96103 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plumas Eureka, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plumas Eureka, 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 Plumas Eureka includes coordinates 39.789730°N, 120.650700°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 96103. 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.
