River Pines, California Weather
River Pines, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for River Pines, Amador County.
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About River Pines, California
River Pines unfolds as a quiet pocket of Amador County, where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle descent towards the Central Valley. It lies 20.6 miles east-south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-west of Somerset. Here, the landscape is a generous embrace of rolling hills, cloaked in the deep emerald of ponderosa pines and the silvery-green of oaks, their branches reaching skyward like ancient, gnarled hands. The air itself carries a crisp, earthy perfume, a blend of sun-warmed pine needles and the damp, cool breath of hidden creeks that stitch their way through the terrain, their murmur a constant, soothing undertone. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and the occasional flash of a Steller's jay, its brilliant blue a jewel against the somber green. The roads here, often winding and shaded, invite a slower pace, a deliberate journey through a land that feels both wild and intimately familiar. The history of River Pines is intimately tied to the gold that once flowed like a secret river through these very hills. Though the boomtown days have long since faded, the echoes of prospectors and miners linger, a faint whisper in the weathered barns and stone foundations that still dot the less-traveled paths. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a more pastoral rhythm, with vineyards reaching their tendrils across sun-drenched slopes, their grapes promising the rich, robust wines that Amador County is increasingly known for. Small ranches, where cattle graze contentedly on verdant pastures, also contribute to the area's agricultural heart. A distinctive charm of River Pines lies in its unpretentious character; it is a place where neighbors still know each other's names, and the simple act of a shared conversation over a garden fence holds a quiet, enduring value.
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| Location | River Pines, Amador County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.546296°N, 120.7441°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95675 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This River Pines, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for River Pines, 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 River Pines includes coordinates 38.546296°N, 120.744100°W, situated in Amador County. ZIP code 95675. 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.
