Thermalito, California Weather
Thermalito, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Thermalito, Butte County.
Full aviation weather for Thermalito is published on the Oroville Municipal Airport (KOVE) page, 4 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 Thermalito 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 Thermalito: Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) 39 km · Sutter County Airport (KO52) 43 km · Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) 44 km · Yuba County Airport (KMYV) 46 km · Colusa County Airport (KO08) 51 km
Conditions reported at KOVE describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thermalito specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thermalito.
About Thermalito, California
Thermalito rests on the eastern edge of the Sacramento Valley, a place where the land begins its gentle ascent towards the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 20.1 miles south-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 138°T), and is situated 1.6 miles west of Oroville. The sky here often stretches wide and blue, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of mountains, and the air carries a dry, sun-baked warmth even in the cooler months. Fields of golden grain or the verdant patchwork of orchards and vineyards frequently border the residential areas, their straight lines a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the region, and the light at dusk, as it bleeds across the western horizon, paints the landscape in hues of apricot and rose. The history of Thermalito is inextricably linked to the vast water projects that transformed the arid landscape into fertile ground. The Feather River, a vital artery flowing from the mountains, is the lifeblood of this area, feeding the sprawling Thermalito Afterbay and the Oroville Dam, structures that not only provide crucial water storage and hydroelectric power but also create expansive recreational opportunities. This industrious past, marked by ambitious engineering feats, has shaped the local economy, which still relies heavily on agriculture and the jobs associated with water management and power generation, a quiet persistence that defines the character of Thermalito.
Live animated radar for Thermalito 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 | Thermalito, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.511275°N, 121.586915°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95965 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thermalito, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thermalito, 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 Thermalito includes coordinates 39.511275°N, 121.586915°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95965. 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.
