Wendel, California Weather
Wendel, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wendel, Lassen County.
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About Wendel, California
Wendel rests in a high desert expanse, where the earth exhales a dry, mineral scent under a sky that stretches, impossibly wide, to meet the distant, jagged teeth of the mountains. It lies 60.8 miles north-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 339°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east-north-east of Janesville. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, sienna, and the pale, sun-bleached grey of sagebrush. Sparse stands of juniper cling stubbornly to the rocky slopes, their gnarled branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the relentless sun. In the hollows and draws, where a whisper of moisture might linger, hardy grasses push through the gravelly soil, their resilience a quiet testament to the tenacious spirit of this place. Even the air itself seems to possess a certain texture, a dry warmth that carries the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked pine needles, particularly potent as the day begins to soften towards evening. The history of Wendel is deeply entwined with the land's bounty and the persistent human desire to coax sustenance from it. Once a vital waypoint for those traversing this arid region, its character was shaped by the arduous journey and the promise of water. The local economy, though modest, draws its lifeblood from the surrounding ranches, where cattle graze on the sparse but nutritious high-desert grasses, their presence a familiar, lowing murmur on the wind. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a slower cadence than the clamor of more populous locales. The quiet dignity of Wendel lies in its understated beauty, its enduring connection to a landscape that demands respect and rewards persistence with a profound, untamed grandeur.
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| Location | Wendel, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.348235°N, 120.233546°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96136 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wendel, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wendel, 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 Wendel includes coordinates 40.348235°N, 120.233546°W, situated in Lassen County. ZIP code 96136. 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.
