Yreka, California Weather
Yreka, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Yreka, Siskiyou County.
Full aviation weather for Yreka is published on the Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field (K1O5) page, 7 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 Yreka 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 Yreka: Siskiyou County Airport (KSIY) 15 km · Scott Valley Airport (KA30) 27 km · Weed Airport (KO46) 32 km · Butte Valley Airport (KA32) 57 km
Conditions reported at K1O5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yreka specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yreka.
About Yreka, California
Yreka sits at the foot of the Siskiyou Mountains, a broad valley floor where the land stretches toward distant, snow-capped peaks. It lies 42.7 miles south-south-east of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 163°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west of Montague. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of dry grasses and the promise of cool mountain air descending. Sunlight, a clean, sharp gold, falls across the patchwork of fields and the low-slung buildings of the town, illuminating the stark, beautiful lines of the landscape. The Klamath River, a silver ribbon in the distance, feeds the agriculture that defines the immediate surroundings, creating a verdant contrast against the arid hills. The horizon is a constant presence, a vast, open canvas painted with the subtle shifts of weather and the slow crawl of clouds. The echoes of gold rush miners still whisper through Yreka's streets, a legacy of boom and bust that shaped its early character. This history is etched not just in the old buildings downtown, but in the very economy that still draws sustenance from the land. Today, agriculture, particularly the cultivation of hay and timber, forms the backbone of Yreka, a continuation of the valley's bounty. The town itself, a hub for surrounding ranches and forest service operations, maintains a steady, unhurried rhythm, a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the seasons and the sun than by the ticking of a clock. The prominent, distinctive courthouse, a landmark visible from many approaches, stands as a silent sentinel to Yreka's enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Yreka 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 | Yreka, Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates | 41.735419°N, 122.634471°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96097 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yreka, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yreka, 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 Yreka includes coordinates 41.735419°N, 122.634471°W, situated in Siskiyou County. ZIP code 96097. 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.
