Whitehawk, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Whitehawk, Plumas County.
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Whitehawk rests in a high Sierra Nevada cradle, where granite shoulders rise in jagged silhouette against a sky that often burns with an intense, almost crystalline blue. It lies 41.4 miles west-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-west of Portola. The air here, thin and sharp, carries the scent of sun-baked pine needles and the distant, cool promise of snowmelt from the higher peaks. Rolling hills, cloaked in serried ranks of fir and pine, descend into valleys that wind like ancient riverbeds, their contours softened by the passage of seasons. In this quiet expanse, the land itself seems to breathe, each gust of wind a whispered story from the vast, untamed wilderness that surrounds Whitehawk. The history of Whitehawk is deeply entwined with the sturdy, unyielding earth and the resources it has yielded. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the steady extraction of timber, the sturdy pines marching down the slopes to feed sawmills that once hummed with industrious purpose. Though the great logging days have softened into memory, a connection to the land persists, a quiet respect for the forests that still define the horizon. The local economy now finds a gentler footing, drawing sustenance from the growing appreciation for the natural beauty that envelops Whitehawk, a draw for those seeking the quietude and restorative power of the mountains.
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| Location | Whitehawk, Plumas County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.720456°N, 120.551049°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96106 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitehawk, 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 Whitehawk includes coordinates 39.720456°N, 120.551049°W, situated in Plumas County. ZIP code 96106. 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.