Barton, California Weather
Barton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barton, Amador County.
Full aviation weather for Barton is published on the Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) page, 25 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 Barton 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 Barton: Placerville Airport (KPVF) 36 km · Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 36 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 50 km
Conditions reported at KJAQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barton.
About Barton, California
Barton emerges from the Sierra foothills, a place where the dry chaparral slopes surrender to stands of Ponderosa pine and the occasional weathered oak. It lies 33.8 miles east-south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 0.2 miles north-north-west of Buckhorn. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, dusty perfume of sun-baked earth and resin, a scent that seems to cling to the very stones of the landscape. Jagged granite outcroppings, remnants of an ancient geological upheaval, punctuate the terrain, catching the golden light and casting long, dramatic shadows across the rugged terrain as the day begins to wane. A scattering of modest homes, their roofs bleached by relentless sun, cling to the inclines, each seemingly surveying its own patch of wild California. The roots of Barton run deep into the gold rush era, a time when prospectors, drawn by the glint of fortune, first carved their claims into these very hills. While the frantic days of panning and sluicing have long since faded, the echoes of that fervent pursuit still resonate, subtly influencing the unhurried pace of life. Today, the economy of Barton is a more subdued affair, a blend of small-scale agriculture, with vineyards and olive groves finding purchase in sheltered pockets, and a quiet tourism drawn to the region's natural beauty and the lingering charm of its historical past. The Amador County Fairgrounds, a short distance away, serves as a focal point for local gatherings, a place where the community's traditions are kept alive through rodeos, craft fairs, and the simple camaraderie of neighbors.
Live animated radar for Barton 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 | Barton, Amador County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.454632°N, 120.530204°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95666, 92284 |
| Area Code | 530, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barton, 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 Barton includes coordinates 38.454632°N, 120.530204°W, situated in Amador County. ZIP code 95666, 92284. Telephone area code: 530, 714. 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.
