Sierra Brooks, California Weather
Sierra Brooks, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sierra Brooks, Sierra County.
Full aviation weather for Sierra Brooks is published on the Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sierra Brooks 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 Sierra Brooks: Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 29 km · Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) 37 km · Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 42 km · Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) 59 km
Conditions reported at KO79 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sierra Brooks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sierra Brooks.
About Sierra Brooks, California
Sierra Brooks lies cradled by the rugged contours of the Sierra Nevada, a scattering of homes and businesses against a backdrop of colossal pines and granite outcroppings. It lies 22.8 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 290°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-south-east of Loyalton. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens with the encroaching twilight when the shadows lengthen and the distant peaks turn a bruised purple. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, and in the quiet moments, the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth is the loudest sound. This is a place where the sky feels vast and close, and the silence hums with an ancient, earthy energy. The story of Sierra Brooks is etched in the very bones of the land, a narrative shaped by the gold rush and the enduring allure of the mountains. Though the feverish days of prospecting have long since faded, the spirit of self-reliance and hard work persists, underpinning the local economy which now leans on the steady hum of forestry and the quiet influx of visitors drawn to the wilderness. Remnants of old mining operations, weathered timbers and abandoned shafts, can still be found by the persistent explorer, quiet monuments to a bygone era. The Yuba River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, courses nearby, its banks a popular spot for those seeking solace or the thrill of a fly-fishing cast, its steady flow a constant reminder of the natural forces that shaped this corner of the Sierras.
Live animated radar for Sierra Brooks 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 | Sierra Brooks, Sierra County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.642405°N, 120.216593°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96118 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sierra Brooks, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sierra Brooks, 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 Sierra Brooks includes coordinates 39.642405°N, 120.216593°W, situated in Sierra County. ZIP code 96118. 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.
