Quincy, California Weather
Quincy, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Quincy, Plumas County.
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About Quincy, California
Quincy lies cradled by the Plumas National Forest, a place where the sky feels vast and the pine-scented air carries the crispness of high country. It lies 49.4 miles east-north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west of East Quincy. The Feather River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its way through the valley floor, its banks softened by willows and alders that sway in the perpetual breeze. Mountains rise on all sides, their slopes a mosaic of evergreen and granite, their peaks often dusted with snow well into the spring. During the summer, the light here is a particular kind of gold, bleaching the meadows and deepening the shadows in the canyons, and as dusk settles, the silence can be profound, broken only by the distant call of a hawk or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Quincy is deeply entwined with the logging industry, the scent of sawdust a lingering ghost in the air, and the remnants of old mills stand as quiet monuments to that era. The local economy still draws sustenance from the surrounding forests, though a growing appreciation for its natural beauty has brought tourism to the fore, drawing hikers and fishermen to its pristine waterways. The Plumas County Courthouse, a stately brick building, anchors the downtown, a hub of activity where residents gather and conduct the business of a community that values its independence and its connection to the rugged landscape. Quincy retains a certain unhurried character, a sense that time here moves with the slow, steady rhythm of the seasons.
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| Location | Quincy, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.936836°N, 120.947176°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95971 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quincy, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quincy, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Quincy includes coordinates 39.936836°N, 120.947176°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 95971. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
