Twin Bridges, California Weather
Twin Bridges, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Twin Bridges, El Dorado County.
Full aviation weather for Twin Bridges is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) page, 14 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 Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 38 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 54 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 55 km · Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Twin Bridges specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Twin Bridges.
About Twin Bridges, California
Twin Bridges rests where the Sierra Nevada begins its dramatic ascent, a place where granite shoulders the sky and ancient pines whisper secrets on the wind. It lies 31.0 miles south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 218°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-south-west of Meyers. The American River, a silver thread spun from snowmelt and mountain springs, splits and reunites here, giving the locality its evocative name. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, revealing moss-covered rocks and the occasional flash of a Steller's jay. The air carries a perpetual coolness, a clean, invigorating scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wild heart beating just beyond the edges of human habitation. This is a landscape that feels both enduring and alive, a place where the granite's stoic presence is softened by the vibrant, ceaseless motion of water and life. The history of Twin Bridges is as deeply rooted as the sequoias that guard its slopes, a story interwoven with the pursuit of gold and the relentless drive of pioneers. For generations, the roar of sluice boxes and the clang of pickaxes echoed through these canyons, a testament to the arduous labor that shaped early California. Today, the echoes are softer, the economy shifting from the raw extraction of ore to the more gentle sustenance of tourism and recreation. Hikers and anglers are drawn to the clear waters and challenging trails, their presence a modern echo of the prospectors who once sought riches in the earth. The general store, a sturdy sentinel against the elements, serves as a quiet hub, a place where stories are exchanged over coffee and the occasional shared memory of a winter that buried the roads in drifts of snow, a constant reminder of the formidable power of the Sierras that embrace Twin Bridges.
Live animated radar for Twin Bridges 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 | Twin Bridges, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.811296°N, 120.124076°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95735 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Twin Bridges, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Twin Bridges, 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 Twin Bridges includes coordinates 38.811296°N, 120.124076°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95735. 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.
