Plymouth, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plymouth, Amador County.
Full aviation weather for Plymouth is published on the Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) page, 12 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. 6 airfields within reach of Plymouth 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 Plymouth: Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 22 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 28 km · Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) 40 km · Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 41 km · Lodi Airport (K1O3) 48 km
Conditions reported at KJAQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plymouth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plymouth.
Plymouth slumbers in a gentle cradle of rolling foothills, where the dry grasses of the Sierra Nevada's western slopes begin their slow ascent. It lies 19.1 miles south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 138°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Jackson. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a subtle scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, resinous perfume of pine. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel over the landscape, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards a sky that can blaze with the fierce blue of high summer or soften to the pearly grey of approaching rain. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, a landscape that has been shaped less by dramatic upheaval and more by the patient erosion of wind and water, creating a soft, almost weary, beauty. This is a place with a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the quieter persistence of its people. Plymouth’s roots run deep into the Gold Rush era, a time when the promise of quick riches drew a restless tide of humanity to these hills, leaving behind a legacy of weathered wooden buildings and stories whispered on the breeze. Though the fevered search for gold has long since faded, the spirit of enterprise endures, now channeled into the fertile ground of local agriculture, with vineyards and orchards contributing to the region's quiet prosperity. The rhythm of life in Plymouth is measured, unhurried, a testament to a community that values connection and the enduring strength of its own traditions.
Live animated radar for Plymouth 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 | Plymouth, Amador County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.481853°N, 120.844659°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95669 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plymouth, 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 Plymouth includes coordinates 38.481853°N, 120.844659°W, situated in Amador County. ZIP code 95669. 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.