Rancho Tehama Reserve, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rancho Tehama Reserve, Tehama County.
Full aviation weather for Rancho Tehama Reserve is published on the Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) page, 20 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 Rancho Tehama Reserve 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 Rancho Tehama Reserve: Corning Municipal Airport (K0O4) 21 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 39 km · Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 52 km · Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) 56 km · Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRBL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rancho Tehama Reserve specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rancho Tehama Reserve.
Rancho Tehama Reserve unfolds across a landscape where the rolling foothills of Northern California begin their gentle descent toward the Sacramento Valley. It lies 35.9 miles north-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 304°T), and is situated 14.2 miles south-west of Red Bluff. Here, the air carries the dry, sun-baked scent of chaparral, a perpetual whisper of warmth even on cooler days, mingling with the more robust aroma of ponderosa pine and the subtle sweetness of wild sage. Oak woodlands, ancient and gnarled, punctuate the rolling terrain, their sturdy branches reaching skyward like weathered hands, offering dappled shade where the light breaks through in golden shafts. Creeks, often a murmur in the dry season, can swell into determined flows after the rains, carving shallow, winding paths through the ochre-colored earth, their banks lined with a resilient scrub that clings to the slopes. The very land seems to possess a patient endurance, a quality that speaks of seasons turning and the persistent work of sun and wind. The history of Rancho Tehama Reserve is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural spirit of the region. Originally part of vast Spanish land grants, its character was shaped by generations of ranchers and farmers who learned to coax sustenance from this sometimes-challenging terrain. The local economy, while diversified, still draws heavily from the land, with vineyards and orchards dotting the surrounding countryside, their orderly rows a testament to human endeavor against the wilder impulses of nature. The whisper of irrigation systems can be heard on the breeze, a modern counterpoint to the ancient rustle of leaves. While not a hub of bustling industry, Rancho Tehama Reserve thrives on the quiet productivity of its people, a place where the land itself dictates the pace of life, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the soil.
Live animated radar for Rancho Tehama Reserve 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 | Rancho Tehama Reserve, Tehama County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.015688°N, 122.400717°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96021 |
| 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 Rancho Tehama Reserve, 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 Rancho Tehama Reserve includes coordinates 40.015688°N, 122.400717°W, situated in Tehama County. ZIP code 96021. 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.