Post Mountain, California Weather
Post Mountain, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Post Mountain, Trinity County.
Full aviation weather for Post Mountain is published on the Dinsmore Airport (KD63) page, 33 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 Post Mountain 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 Post Mountain: Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville Airport (KO54) 44 km
Conditions reported at KD63 describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Post Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Post Mountain.
About Post Mountain, California
Post Mountain rises with a quiet dignity, a broad shoulder of land draped in the deep greens of Douglas fir and the softer hues of madrone. It lies 45.1 miles west-south-west of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Hayfork. The terrain here is a study in contrasts, a rugged tapestry woven with steep slopes that plunge into shadowed canyons, then unfurling into gentler, sun-drenched ridges. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying needles, a perfume that clings to the skin and settles deep in the lungs. Here, sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, creating fleeting pools of gold on the forest floor, a light that seems to move with the slow, deliberate breath of the land itself. The history of Post Mountain is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have sought a life here, often in quiet defiance of the wild. For generations, logging and ranching have been the bedrock of its economy, the sturdy timber providing shelter and sustenance, the open pastures supporting hardy livestock. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo, but a palpable presence, felt in the weathered barns and the well-worn trails that crisscross the hills. The very character of Post Mountain is shaped by this enduring connection to the land, a resilience born of working with nature's rhythms, not against them, a slow unfolding of days that mirrors the steady growth of the ancient trees.
Live animated radar for Post Mountain 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 | Post Mountain, Trinity County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.422723°N, 123.222378°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96041 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Post Mountain, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Post Mountain, 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 Post Mountain includes coordinates 40.422723°N, 123.222378°W, situated in Trinity County. ZIP code 96041. 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.
