Bishop, California Weather
Bishop, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Bishop, Inyo County.
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About Bishop, California
Bishop rests in the wide embrace of the Owens Valley, a land where the Sierra Nevada mountains rise with stark, dramatic beauty to the west and the Inyo Mountains offer a softer, more ancient silhouette to the east. It lies 69.4 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 54°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-east of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek. The air here, thin and dry, carries the scent of sagebrush and the faint, mineral tang of the alkali flats that stretch towards the horizon. Sunlight, unfiltered and potent, bleaches the muted colours of the landscape – pale ochre earth, dusty grey-green scrub, and the distant, snow-capped peaks that seem to scrape against an impossibly blue sky. The Owens River, a ribbon of life through this arid expanse, hints at the hidden waters that feed the valley, a promise of sustenance in a land sculpted by extremes. The history of Bishop is inextricably linked to the flow of water and the lure of the earth's bounty. Once a vital stop on the overland trails, its character was shaped by miners seeking precious metals and later by ranchers who learned to coax life from the valley floor. Today, its economy is a blend of agriculture, particularly alfalfa and cattle ranching, and a growing tourism sector drawn by the spectacular natural surroundings. The town serves as a gateway to world-class climbing in the Buttermilks, hiking in the High Sierra, and the stark, otherworldly beauty of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Evenings in Bishop often bring a profound stillness, punctuated only by the distant howl of a coyote or the gentle murmur of the river, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this high desert settlement.
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| Location | Bishop, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.36354°N, 118.39511°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93514, 93515 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bishop, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bishop, 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 Bishop includes coordinates 37.363540°N, 118.395110°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 93514, 93515. 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. 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.
