Bear Creek, California Weather
Bear Creek, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bear Creek, Merced County.
Full aviation weather for Bear Creek is published on the Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek: Castle Airport (KMER) 16 km · Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) 26 km · Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 32 km · Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) 41 km · Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KMCE describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bear Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bear Creek.
About Bear Creek, California
Bear Creek unfolds as a landscape of subtle grandeur, where the Merced River, a silver ribbon, guides the eye through a terrain that shifts from sun-baked plains to the foothills that beckon toward the Sierras. It lies 3.6 miles east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east of McSwain. Here, the air itself seems to carry the dust of ages, a fine, golden powder that settles on the sturdy, low-slung buildings and the tenacious scrub oak that dots the hillsides. The sky, a vast, cerulean dome, presses down with an almost physical weight, broken only by the distant, hazy outlines of mountains that promise cooler air and deeper shadows. It is a place where the earth speaks in hues of ochre and sage, a quiet testament to resilience under a relentless sun. The history of Bear Creek is intrinsically linked to the flow of its namesake river and the fertile soil it nourishes. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, with orchards heavy with stone fruit and fields stretching out in neat, productive rows. The economy here is a steady, unpretentious affair, built on the honest labor of tending the land and bringing forth its bounty. While not a place of booming industry or grand pronouncements, Bear Creek possesses a distinct character, a quiet dignity born of its agricultural roots and the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here. The scent of ripening peaches in late summer, a sweet, pervasive perfume, hangs heavy in the air, a signature of the season and the land.
Live animated radar for Bear Creek 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 | Bear Creek, Merced County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.297164°N, 120.417409°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95340 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bear Creek, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek includes coordinates 37.297164°N, 120.417409°W, situated in Merced County. ZIP code 95340. 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.
