Princeton, California Weather
Princeton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Princeton, Colusa County.
Full aviation weather for Princeton is published on the Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) page, 22 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 Princeton 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 Princeton: Colusa County Airport (KO08) 25 km · Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 35 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 37 km · Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 46 km · Sutter County Airport (KO52) 47 km
Conditions reported at KWLW describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Princeton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Princeton.
About Princeton, California
Princeton lies in the heart of the Sacramento Valley, a place where the land unfurls in broad, sun-drenched plains. It lies 24.3 miles south-south-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of Glenn. The soil here, a rich alluvial deposit, speaks of centuries of patient accumulation, and the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops. In the distance, the Sutter Buttes, a solitary, ancient mountain range, rise like a forgotten kingdom from the flat expanse, their soft, rounded forms a constant presence on the horizon. The sky above Princeton is vast, an immense canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the fiery oranges and deep purples of sunset, painting the landscape with a transient, ethereal beauty. The story of Princeton is intrinsically tied to the fertile earth it occupies, a narrative of agriculture and the persistent, quiet labor it demands. For generations, the primary pulse of this community has been the cultivation of rice, the shimmering paddies reflecting the sky and creating a unique, water-rich environment. This agricultural rhythm has shaped the character of Princeton, fostering a sense of resilience and a deep connection to the cycles of nature. While not a place of grand monuments, its history is written in the sturdy farmhouses, the weathered barns, and the quiet dignity of its residents, who have learned to coax abundance from this generous, yet demanding, land.
Live animated radar for Princeton 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Princeton, Colusa County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.403219°N, 122.009975°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94019, 95970 |
| Area Code | 415, 628, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Princeton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Princeton, 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 Princeton includes coordinates 39.403219°N, 122.009975°W, situated in Colusa County. ZIP code 94019, 95970. Telephone area code: 415, 628, 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.
