Sequoia Crest, California Weather
Sequoia Crest, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sequoia Crest, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for Sequoia Crest is published on the Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) page, 43 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 Sequoia Crest 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 Sequoia Crest: Woodlake Airport (KO42) 49 km · Kern Valley Airport (KL05) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 43 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sequoia Crest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sequoia Crest.
About Sequoia Crest, California
Sequoia Crest is a high-altitude settlement clinging to the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada, a place where the air thins and the mighty sequoias stand sentinel. It lies 23.4 miles east-north-east of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 11.4 miles east-north-east of Springville. The terrain here is a dramatic composition of granite outcroppings, steep ravines, and forested ridges, all under a sky that often seems impossibly vast and blue. Sunlight filters through the immense canopies, casting shifting patterns on the needle-strewn ground, and in the quiet mornings, a cool mist often drifts through the trees, carrying the damp, earthy scent of the forest. The very character of Sequoia Crest is shaped by its elevation, a rugged beauty that demands respect from those who dwell here, a constant reminder of the untamed wilderness that surrounds it. The history of Sequoia Crest is deeply intertwined with the logging industry that once fueled its growth, a past etched into the very grain of the land. For generations, men worked these slopes, their lives bound to the rhythm of the saw and the timber. Though the era of large-scale logging has largely faded, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the natural world persist. The local economy now leans more towards tourism and the quiet appreciation of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, drawing visitors who seek the awe-inspiring presence of these ancient giants. The roads, often winding and narrow, speak of a community that has learned to navigate a challenging landscape, a testament to the enduring human spirit in the face of nature's grandeur.
Live animated radar for Sequoia Crest 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 | Sequoia Crest, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.1858°N, 118.6256°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93265 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sequoia Crest, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sequoia Crest, 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 Sequoia Crest includes coordinates 36.185800°N, 118.625600°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93265. Telephone area code: 661. 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.
