Red Bluff, California Weather
Red Bluff, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Red Bluff, Tehama County.
Full aviation weather for Red Bluff is published on the Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff: Corning Municipal Airport (K0O4) 27 km · Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) 37 km · Haigh Field (KO37) 51 km · Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 53 km
Conditions reported at KRBL describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Bluff specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Red Bluff, California
Red Bluff rises from the Sacramento Valley floor, a place where the ochre dust of the land meets the vast, unblinking blue of the California sky. It lies 29.4 miles south-south-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-west of Gerber. Rolling hills, softened by distance and the gentle haze of summer, form the horizon, their slopes dotted with the dark green punctuation of oak trees. The Sacramento River, a broad, languid artery, flows nearby, its banks often fringed with willows and cottonwoods that whisper secrets on the breeze. Here, the air itself feels different, carrying a dry warmth that hints at the sun-baked days and the deep, star-strewn nights characteristic of this region. The very character of Red Bluff seems to be written in the golden light that bathes the landscape in the late afternoon, a quiet grandeur that settles over the town like a familiar cloak. The roots of Red Bluff run deep into the fertile soil of the valley, a history built on agriculture and the bounty of the land. Once a vital hub for the booming lumber industry, its economy now leans heavily on the cultivation of almonds, walnuts, and prunes, the orchards stretching out in neat, ordered rows like a meticulously kept garden. The historic downtown district, with its sturdy brick buildings, offers a tangible link to a more robust past, whispering tales of pioneers and the hardy souls who first carved a life from this terrain. The annual Red Bluff Round-Up, a legendary rodeo, draws crowds from far and wide, a vibrant echo of the cowboy spirit that still resonates in the hearts of many here, a powerful testament to the enduring traditions that shape the rhythm of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Red Bluff 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 | Red Bluff, Tehama County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.178489°N, 122.23583°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96080 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Bluff, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Bluff, 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 Red Bluff includes coordinates 40.178489°N, 122.235830°W, situated in Tehama County. ZIP code 96080. 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.
