Strawberry, California Weather
Strawberry, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strawberry, El Dorado County.
Full aviation weather for Strawberry is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Strawberry 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 Strawberry: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 41 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 53 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 57 km · Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Strawberry specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Strawberry.
About Strawberry, California
Strawberry, a place where the air itself hums with the whisper of pine and the distant murmur of the American River, lies embraced by the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 32.5 miles south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 219°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Meyers. The landscape here is a study in rugged grace, with granite outcrops peeking through a verdant quilt of mixed conifer forests, their needles catching the dappled sunlight in a thousand tiny glints. Steep slopes, cloaked in a rich tapestry of Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, and incense cedar, descend towards the winding course of the river, its waters a cool, clear ribbon reflecting the cerulean expanse above. In the spring, the forest floor erupts in a fleeting display of wildflowers, their vibrant hues a stark contrast to the enduring green, and the very scent of damp earth and resin hangs heavy and sweet. The history of Strawberry is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that surround it, a legacy forged in the gold rush era when prospectors, drawn by the glint of fortune, first etched their trails into this wild terrain. Later, logging sustained the burgeoning settlements, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of timber trucks echoing through the canyons. Today, Strawberry’s economy still draws a vital pulse from its natural bounty, with tourism and recreation taking center stage. The American River, a lifeline for both nature and man, offers its cool embrace for kayakers and rafters, while the surrounding wilderness beckons hikers and campers with promises of solitude and breathtaking vistas. The community itself retains a certain unpretentious charm, a place where the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the changing seasons and the steady flow of the river.
Live animated radar for Strawberry 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 | Strawberry, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.796852°N, 120.145187°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95735, 95375, 94941 |
| Area Code | 408, 669, 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Strawberry, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strawberry, 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 Strawberry includes coordinates 38.796852°N, 120.145187°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95735, 95375, 94941. Telephone area code: 408, 669, 510. 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.
