Bear Creek, California Weather
Bear Creek, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bear Creek, Merced County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
