Rio Dell, California Weather
Rio Dell, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Rio Dell, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rio Dell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rio Dell is published on the Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) page, 6 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 Rio Dell 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 Rio Dell: Murray Field (KEKA) 34 km · Dinsmore Airport (KD63) 43 km · Garberville Airport (KO16) 52 km · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (KACV) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rio Dell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rio Dell, California
Rio Dell lies in a broad, fertile basin where the Eel River, a waterway of ancient power, spills from its mountainous embrace. It lies 21.1 miles south of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 172°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-east of Fortuna. The air here, especially after a morning mist has burned off, carries the damp, earthy scent of redwood and fertile soil, a constant reminder of the deep forests that fringe the town and the river that shapes its very contours. Hills, softened by time and cloaked in verdant growth, rise on either side of the valley, their slopes a patchwork of mature timber and more recent clearings. The afternoon sun, when it breaks through, casts a warm, golden light across the landscape, illuminating the weathered wood of homes and the vibrant green of gardens. The history of Rio Dell is inextricably tied to the giants of the forest and the ceaseless flow of the Eel River. Logging has long been the lifeblood of this region, the echoes of sawmills and the rumble of logging trucks a familiar soundtrack to the town's past and present. This industry, born from the immense redwood stands, shaped the early economy and drew generations of families who learned to harvest the bounty of the land. The river, too, has played a vital role, not only as a source of water and a scenic backdrop but also as a conduit for transport in earlier times, its currents carrying timber and goods downstream. Even now, a quiet industriousness pervades Rio Dell, a continuation of that legacy, with businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding rural communities and supporting the ongoing connection to the natural world.
Live animated radar for Rio Dell 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 | Rio Dell, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.499301°N, 124.106437°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95562, 95436, 95540 |
| Area Code | 408, 669, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rio Dell, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rio Dell, 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 Rio Dell includes coordinates 40.499301°N, 124.106437°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95562, 95436, 95540. Telephone area code: 408, 669, 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.
