Tehama, California Weather
Tehama, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tehama, Tehama County.
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About Tehama, California
Tehama rests within the broad sweep of the Sacramento Valley, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the vast, open sky. It lies 25.6 miles north-west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Corning. The terrain here is largely flat, a generous expanse of fertile soil that stretches towards the distant, hazy foothills of the Coast Ranges to the west and the rugged Sierra Nevada to the east. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar stillness, a warmth that has soaked into the very earth, broken only by the whisper of wind through the dry grasses and the occasional drone of an unseen insect. Oak trees, gnarled and enduring, dot the landscape, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, offering pockets of shade against the persistent sun. This part of Tehama County has long been shaped by the bounty of its soil and the waters that nourish it. For generations, agriculture has been the steady pulse of Tehama, with orchards of almonds and walnuts, and fields of alfalfa and tomatoes defining the patchwork quilt of fields. The Sacramento River, a vital artery, flows not far to the east, its presence a constant promise of life and a historical pathway for commerce. The founding of Tehama itself is tied to this agricultural heritage, a place that grew organically from the rich earth, attracting those who understood the land's potential. The rhythm of life here is measured by the seasons and the harvest, a quiet dedication to the land that has sustained it.
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| Location | Tehama, Tehama County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.027102°N, 122.123323°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96090 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tehama, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tehama, 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 Tehama includes coordinates 40.027102°N, 122.123323°W, situated in Tehama County. ZIP code 96090. 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.
