Bear Valley, California Weather
Bear Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bear Valley, Mariposa County.
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About Bear Valley, California
Bear Valley unfolds as a broad, sun-drenched expanse, where the Sierran foothills begin their majestic ascent. It lies 27.2 miles north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Catheys Valley. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, a scrubby, resilient beauty that speaks of dry summers and winters painted white. Oak woodlands, gnarled and ancient, punctuate the rolling terrain, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards a sky that often burns a startling cerulean. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and the hardy chaparral that clings to the slopes. Even in the quietest moments, a faint murmur of wind rustles through the dry grasses, a constant, low-pitched song of the untamed country. The history of Bear Valley is etched in the very veins of its landscape, a story of gold that drew men with hopeful eyes and calloused hands. Prospectors once scoured these hills, their dreams of fortune echoing in the canyons, and remnants of that era, though faded, still whisper of their presence. Today, the economy of Bear Valley is more gently tethered to the land, with cattle grazing on the broad pastures and a quiet tourism that appreciates the raw, unspoiled character of the region. It is a place that holds its past close, its present unhurried, a quiet testament to a different way of life, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pace.
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| Location | Bear Valley, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.568824°N, 120.119349°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95223, 95338 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bear Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bear Valley, 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 Valley includes coordinates 37.568824°N, 120.119349°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95223, 95338. 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.
