Tulelake, California Weather
Tulelake, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Tulelake, Siskiyou County.
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About Tulelake, California
Tulelake rests in a wide, shallow basin, a place where the earth seems to exhale a dry, clean air. It lies 76.1 miles east-south-east of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 109°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-east of Merrill. The land here is a quilt of golden grasses and cultivated fields, stretching towards distant, hazy mountains that etch a jagged line against the vast, often cerulean sky. In summer, the sun burns with an insistent, bright energy, bleaching the muted greens of the landscape to a dusty ochre, and the wind, when it stirs, carries the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage. The Modoc Plateau, a land sculpted by ancient lava flows and millennia of wind and water, provides a starkly beautiful backdrop, its contours softened by distance but still holding a rugged, untamed spirit. This is a place deeply marked by the ebb and flow of water, once the domain of a vast inland lake that has since receded, leaving behind fertile soil and a legacy of human endeavor. Tulelake’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of this land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, the fields yielding crops under the generous, unwavering sun. The history of Tulelake is also entwined with the dramatic stories of its past, including its role during World War II, a chapter that left an indelible mark on the landscape and the collective memory. Today, the quiet rhythm of life in Tulelake is punctuated by the hum of tractors and the distant calls of migrating birds, a testament to a persistent connection between people and the enduring power of the earth.
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| Location | Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.955988°N, 121.477492°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96134 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tulelake, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tulelake, 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 Tulelake includes coordinates 41.955988°N, 121.477492°W, situated in Siskiyou County. ZIP code 96134. 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.
