Seiad Valley, California Weather
Seiad Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Seiad Valley, Siskiyou County.
Full aviation weather for Seiad Valley is published on the Happy Camp Airport (K36S) page, 17 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. 3 airfields within reach of Seiad Valley 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 Seiad Valley: Scott Valley Airport (KA30) 42 km · Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field (K1O5) 55 km
Conditions reported at K36S describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Seiad Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Seiad Valley.
About Seiad Valley, California
Seiad Valley unfolds as a rugged embrace of emerald slopes and the restless, gray-green ribbon of the Klamath River. It lies 37.3 miles south-south-west of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 206°T), and is situated 10.2 miles east-north-east of Happy Camp. Here, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and the damp earth of the forest floor, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a second, wilder garment. The valley itself is a deep breath drawn between mountains that rise with an ancient, unyielding patience, their ridgelines etched against a sky that often burns a startling, clear blue. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dense undergrowth and the scattered, weathered structures that mark human presence. The quietude here is not an absence of sound, but a symphony of the wild: the rush of the river, the scolding of a jay, the distant hum of a truck on the highway, a constant reminder of the world beyond these formidable, forested walls. The history of Seiad Valley is as much a story of the land as it is of the people who have sought to tame it. For generations, the valley was a vital artery for the Yurok and Karuk tribes, their lives interwoven with the bounty of the river and the deep woods. Later, the allure of timber drew loggers and mill workers, their labor leaving a subtle but enduring mark on the landscape. Today, the economy of Seiad Valley is a resilient blend of logging, ranching, and the quiet hum of tourism, drawn by the siren call of the Klamath for rafters and anglers. The occasional weathered sign advertising a local craft or a roadside stand selling fresh produce offers a glimpse into the resourcefulness of its inhabitants, a people who have learned to live in close communion with the powerful forces of nature that define this corner of Siskiyou County.
Live animated radar for Seiad Valley 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 | Seiad Valley, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.840406°N, 123.192549°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96086 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Seiad Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Seiad Valley, 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 Seiad Valley includes coordinates 41.840406°N, 123.192549°W, situated in Siskiyou County. ZIP code 96086. 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.
