Pulga, California Weather
Pulga, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pulga, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Pulga is published on the Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) page, 35 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. 3 airfields within reach of Pulga 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 Pulga: Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) 38 km · Rogers Field (KO05) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCIC describe the airfield itself. Weather 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pulga specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pulga.
About Pulga, California
Pulga clings to the steep slopes where the Feather River canyon begins to deepen, a landscape defined by the relentless sculpting of water and time. It lies 21.3 miles east-north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-north-east of Paradise. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked pine needles and the faint, mineral tang of damp earth, a constant reminder of the arid hills that rise sharply on either side. Oak trees, their limbs gnarled and wise, offer dappled shade across the rough terrain, while the river below, a ribbon of jade and silver, carves its persistent path through the ancient rock. The light at dusk often falls in long, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness and lending a quiet reverence to the rugged beauty of Pulga. This stretch of canyon has long been a passage, a place where people have followed the river's lead. For generations, the economy of Pulga was tied to the timber that grew in abundance on the surrounding slopes, its logs floated downstream or hauled by rail to distant mills. The remnants of old logging camps and the ghost of the railroad, once a vital artery, can still be sensed in the quiet spaces between the trees. Today, the rhythm of life in Pulga is slower, more attuned to the seasons and the steady murmur of the river. It is a place where the past feels close, where the land itself holds the stories of those who have worked and lived here, a testament to resilience against the wild grandeur of the Feather River canyon.
Live animated radar for Pulga 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 | Pulga, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.80294°N, 121.44858°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95965 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pulga, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pulga, 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 Pulga includes coordinates 39.802940°N, 121.448580°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95965. 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.
