Williams, California Weather
Williams, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williams, Modoc County.
Full aviation weather for Williams is published on the California Pines Airport (KA24) page, 21 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 Williams 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 Williams: Alturas Municipal Airport (KAAT) 25 km · Adin Airport (KA26) 37 km · Cedarville Airport (KO59) 44 km · Ravendale Airport (KO39) 53 km
Conditions reported at KA24 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Williams specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Williams.
About Williams, California
Williams unfurls itself in a wide basin, where the ochre earth meets a sky so vast it seems to swallow sound. It lies 107.9 miles east-north-east of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south of Alturas. The landscape here is a study in subtle resilience; low, rounded hills, softened by eons of wind and sun, form a gentle rampart around the settlement. Sagebrush, a muted green, clings tenaciously to the slopes, interspersed with the more vibrant hues of wild grasses that ripple like a sea under the persistent breeze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked pine needles from the higher elevations. At dusk, the western horizon bleeds into a painter's palette of rose and amethyst, casting long, languid shadows that stretch across the valley floor, giving the land a momentary, ethereal depth. The spirit of Williams is deeply entwined with the rugged history of the Modoc Plateau, a place where survival often dictated the rhythm of life. Its economy, historically tethered to ranching and the timber industry, still bears the marks of those foundational pursuits, though a quiet shift towards tourism and local services is palpable. The distinctive geology of the region, with its ancient lava flows and volcanic remnants, whispers tales of fiery origins, a dramatic backdrop that has shaped the character of its inhabitants. The Modoc National Forest, a sweeping expanse of wilderness, beckons with its promise of solitude and the stark, untamed beauty of nature, a constant reminder of the wildness that still holds sway just beyond the town's familiar boundaries.
Live animated radar for Williams 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 | Williams, Modoc County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.263228°N, 120.52912°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96116, 95987 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williams, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williams, 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 Williams includes coordinates 41.263228°N, 120.529120°W, situated in Modoc County. ZIP code 96116, 95987. 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.
