Willits, California Weather
Willits, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Willits, Mendocino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Willits. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Willits is published on the Ukiah Municipal Airport (KUKI) page, 34 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. 3 airfields within reach of Willits 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 Willits: Little River Airport (KLLR) 38 km · Round Valley Airport (KO09) 43 km
Conditions reported at KUKI describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Willits specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Willits, California
Willits rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the coastal fog often yields to a bright, inland warmth. It lies 66.3 miles north-north-west of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-east of Brooktrails. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of evergreen forests and golden grasslands, cup the town, their slopes etched with the faint tracks of old logging roads. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and pine needles, a fragrance that deepens as dusk approaches, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose. A gentle breeze, whispering through the scattered oaks, carries the distant chime of cowbells from unseen pastures, a soft counterpoint to the occasional rumble of a passing train. This valley has long been a crossroads, its history intertwined with the logging industry that once pulsed through its veins. The Mendocino Railway, a historic steam train, still chugs through the surrounding countryside, a nostalgic echo of those timber-laden days. Today, the economy of Willits is a more varied affair, with agriculture, particularly vineyards and ranches, sharing space with a growing number of small businesses and artisanal crafts. The town itself possesses a grounded, unpretentious character, its main street a quiet hub where neighbors greet each other with familiar nods and the pace of life feels attuned to the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Willits 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 | Willits, Mendocino County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.409608°N, 123.355566°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95490 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Willits, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Willits, 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 Willits includes coordinates 39.409608°N, 123.355566°W, situated in Mendocino County. ZIP code 95490. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
