Shasta, California Weather
Shasta, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shasta, Shasta County.
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About Shasta, California
Shasta lies under a sky that often wears the soft, bruised purple of approaching twilight, a canvas stretched over rolling hills that seem to exhale the scent of pine and dry earth. It lies 5.3 miles west of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-west of Shasta Lake. The land here is a study in gentle slopes, where the Sacramento River, a ribbon of burnished silver, winds its way through valleys etched by eons. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, preside over meadows that in spring blush with wildflowers, and in summer bake under a sun that bleaches the very air. The quality of light, especially as it slants through the afternoon, lends a warm, almost honeyed glow to the weathered barns and fences that dot the landscape, a quiet testament to lives lived close to the soil. This is a place where the echoes of gold fever still whisper on the breeze, a reminder of Shasta's boisterous past as a vital hub during California's Gold Rush. Miners once thronged its streets, their hopes as bright as the nuggets they sought, and steamboats plied the Sacramento, bringing supplies and dreams to this burgeoning settlement. Though the fever has long since cooled, the legacy endures in the preserved historic buildings that offer glimpses into that frenetic era, a stark contrast to the placid pace of life today. The local economy, now more grounded in agriculture and the quiet hum of small businesses, retains a connection to the land that fueled its genesis, a subtle strength that underpins the character of Shasta.
Live animated radar for Shasta and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Shasta, Shasta County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.599316°N, 122.491957°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96087, 96001 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shasta, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shasta, 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 Shasta includes coordinates 40.599316°N, 122.491957°W, situated in Shasta County. ZIP code 96087, 96001. 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.
