Big Pine, California Weather
Big Pine, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Pine, Inyo County.
Full aviation weather for Big Pine is published on the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (KBIH) page, 24 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. 2 airfields within reach of Big Pine 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 Big Pine: Independence Airport (K2O7) 40 km
Conditions reported at KBIH describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Pine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Pine.
About Big Pine, California
Big Pine rests in a high desert basin, a scatter of modest homes and businesses against the immense backdrop of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 67.8 miles east-north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of Wilkerson. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sage greens, the sagebrush a low, persistent hum of life under a vast, indifferent sky. To the east, the Owens Valley floor stretches out, a dry canvas often swept by winds carrying the fine dust of ages. The air itself has a brittle clarity, especially in the early morning, before the sun’s full weight presses down, a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every distant peak and scrub-covered slope. Evenings can bring a remarkable hush, the silence broken only by the whisper of wind through the hardy pines that give the place its name, their dark silhouettes stark against a sky bleeding into shades of bruised purple and molten gold. This is a place shaped by water, or the lack of it, and by the enduring spirit of those who have sought to coax life from its arid embrace. The Owens River, once a vibrant artery, now flows diminished, a reminder of the complex water wars that have defined much of the region’s modern history. Big Pine’s economy has always been tied to the land, first through ranching and agriculture, sustained by irrigation, and more recently through the steady trickle of tourism drawn by the raw, untamed beauty of the surrounding wilderness. The nearby Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, a living testament to time’s slow, deliberate work, draws pilgrims seeking a connection to something ancient and profound, a counterpoint to the transient nature of human endeavor. The town itself moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet resilience etched into its very character.
Live animated radar for Big Pine 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 | Big Pine, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.164931°N, 118.289546°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93513 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Pine, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Pine, 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 Big Pine includes coordinates 37.164931°N, 118.289546°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 93513. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
