Bonanza, Oregon Weather
Bonanza, Oregon — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bonanza, Klamath County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bonanza. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bonanza is published on the Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport (KLMT) page, 27 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 Bonanza 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 Bonanza: Tulelake Municipal Airport (KO81) 35 km · Chiloquin State Airport (K2S7) 57 km · Butte Valley Airport (KA32) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bonanza specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bonanza.
About Bonanza, Oregon
Bonanza lies cradled in a wide, sun-drenched basin, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the earth breathes a dry, earthy scent. It lies 75.7 miles east of Medford, OR (from Medford, OR: bearing 96°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east of Klamath Falls. The landscape here is a study in muted tones, ochre and pale gold dominating the rolling hills that rise gently from the valley floor. Occasional stands of juniper and hardy sagebrush cling to the slopes, their scrubby forms casting sharp, angular shadows under the relentless Oregon sun. The air itself carries a subtle, mineral tang, a whisper of the volcanic origins that shaped this land, and in the late afternoon, the light softens to a honeyed glow, painting the distant peaks in shades of lavender and rose. The history of Bonanza is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands and the promise of agricultural bounty, a legacy nurtured by the steady flow of irrigation channels that snake across the fields. Ranching and farming have long been the lifeblood of this community, the quiet rhythm of seasons dictating the pulse of daily life. The economy, while rooted in the earth, also finds a subtle energy in the nearby natural attractions, drawing visitors who seek the stark beauty of the high desert and the clear, unpolluted air. There’s a sense of enduring resilience in Bonanza, a quiet strength born from generations who have coaxed a living from this often-austere, yet undeniably beautiful, corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Bonanza 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 | Bonanza, Klamath County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42.198761°N, 121.406108°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 97623 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bonanza, Oregon Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonanza, Oregon, 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 Bonanza includes coordinates 42.198761°N, 121.406108°W, situated in Klamath County. ZIP code 97623. Telephone area code: 541. 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.
