Woodfords, California Weather
Woodfords, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Woodfords, Alpine County.
Full aviation weather for Woodfords is published on the Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Woodfords 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 Woodfords: Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 26 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 47 km · Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Woodfords specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Woodfords.
About Woodfords, California
Woodfords lies cradled by the dramatic Sierra Nevada, a scattering of buildings clinging to the Carson River's wilder, upstream stretches. It lies 26.8 miles south of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-west of Gardnerville Ranchos. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: sun-baked granite slopes rise sharply from the valley floor, where cottonwoods and willows trace the river's verdant course. Above, the high country beckons, its pine-scented air a constant, cool whisper against the skin, a stark difference from the dry warmth that often settles over the valley. The river itself, a ribbon of silver under the vast, crystalline sky, is the animating force, its murmur a perpetual soundtrack to the quiet existence of Woodfords. This is a place shaped by hardy souls and the relentless pursuit of sustenance and passage. Once, the Carson River was a vital artery for emigrant trails, a place where weary travelers paused before the arduous climb over the passes, leaving faint echoes of their journeys in the soil. The economy of Woodfords has long been tied to the land and its bounty, with cattle ranching and timber shaping its character for generations. Even now, a palpable sense of self-reliance pervades, a quiet understanding born of living in concert with the elements, where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life and the vastness of the surrounding wilderness is a constant, humbling presence.
Live animated radar for Woodfords 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 | Woodfords, Alpine County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.777683°N, 119.821844°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96120 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Woodfords, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodfords, 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 Woodfords includes coordinates 38.777683°N, 119.821844°W, situated in Alpine County. ZIP code 96120. 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.
