Soda Springs, California Weather
Soda Springs, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Soda Springs, Placer County.
Full aviation weather for Soda Springs is published on the Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs: Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU) 33 km · Sierraville Dearwater Airport (KO79) 37 km · Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 48 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 51 km · Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTRK describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Soda Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Soda Springs.
About Soda Springs, California
Soda Springs, a high-mountain haven, exhales the crisp scent of pine and granite, a place where the Sierra Nevada crest presides with rugged majesty. It lies 30.4 miles west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Truckee. Here, the land rises and falls in a dramatic dance of ancient rock, its slopes cloaked in a shifting mosaic of evergreen and deciduous trees, their branches catching the sharp, clear light that spills from a sky often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of alpine sunsets. The air itself seems to hum with a quiet energy, a stillness punctuated by the distant murmur of snowmelt and the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. It is a landscape that demands a certain reverence, a feeling of being both small and profoundly connected to something vast and enduring. The echoes of the Gold Rush still whisper through Soda Springs, a reminder of the restless souls who once sought fortune in these formidable hills. While the fever for gold has long since cooled, a different kind of enterprise now defines the local economy, one tethered to the enduring allure of recreation and the natural bounty of the surrounding landscape. Ski resorts draw winter crowds seeking the pristine powder that blankets the slopes, while summer transforms the region into a playground for hikers, bikers, and adventurers drawn to the shimmering waters of nearby lakes and the network of trails that snake through the wilderness. The character of Soda Springs is one of hardy resilience and a deep appreciation for the wild beauty that is its inheritance, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the changing seasons and the unyielding grandeur of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Soda Springs 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.
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| Location | Soda Springs, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.247128°N, 120.3252°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96162, 95415, 93257, 95728 |
| Area Code | 661, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Soda Springs, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Soda Springs, 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 Soda Springs includes coordinates 39.247128°N, 120.325200°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 96162, 95415, 93257, 95728. Telephone area code: 661, 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.
