Rough and Ready, California Weather
Rough and Ready, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rough and Ready, Nevada County.
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About Rough and Ready, California
Rough and Ready sprawls across a landscape of rolling hills, where golden grasses shimmer under a vast Nevada County sky. It lies 24.9 miles north-north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west of Grass Valley. The air, often carrying the faint scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, hangs still in the afternoons, a prelude to the cool evenings that descend with a gentle, almost mournful, sigh. Oak trees, their branches gnarled like ancient fingers, punctuate the terrain, their shadows stretching long and dark across the dusty roads. Life here moves with a quiet deliberation, a mindful pace dictated by the natural world rather than the clamor of industry. This place, Rough and Ready, whispers tales of its gold rush origins, a time when prospectors with dreams as vast as the Sierra Nevada mountains sought their fortunes in the earth. Though the feverish rush has long since subsided, the echoes of that era linger in the weathered structures and the resilient spirit of its people. Today, the local economy finds its footing in the surrounding agricultural lands and a quiet tourism that draws visitors seeking respite from the bustle of larger cities, appreciating the unpretentious charm and the genuine warmth offered by this enduring corner of California.
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| Location | Rough and Ready, Nevada County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.230172°N, 121.136064°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95975, 95959 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rough and Ready, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rough and Ready, 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 Rough and Ready includes coordinates 39.230172°N, 121.136064°W, situated in Nevada County. ZIP code 95975, 95959. 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.
