Bowman, California Weather
Bowman, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bowman, Placer County.
Full aviation weather for Bowman is published on the Auburn Municipal Airport (KAUN) page, 3 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 Bowman 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 Bowman: Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field (KLHM) 26 km · McClellan Airfield (KMCC) 43 km · Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) 48 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 51 km · Sacramento International Airport (KSMF) 54 km
Conditions reported at KAUN describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bowman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bowman.
About Bowman, California
Bowman rests in a fold of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a place where the land begins its serious ascent towards higher peaks. It lies 13.7 miles east-north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-north-east of Auburn. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, pine-scented warmth, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of the few buildings that comprise the settlement. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of golden grasses and the deep green of live oaks, define the immediate landscape, their contours softened by the persistent caress of the sun. Occasional outcroppings of granite, grey and stoic, break the otherwise fluid lines of the terrain, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped this country. The sky overhead is a vast, pale blue, a canvas frequently brushed with streaks of wispy cloud that drift with an unhurried grace. The character of Bowman is deeply entwined with the gold rush era, a time when prospectors, drawn by whispers of fortune, first scratched at the earth in this vicinity. While the feverish search for precious metals has long since abated, a spirit of hardy independence and resourceful living persists. The local economy, once dominated by the rumble of mining carts and the clang of pickaxes, now finds its sustenance in a more subdued, yet equally enduring, agricultural rhythm, with orchards and ranches dotting the surrounding countryside. The quiet hum of machinery from a nearby lumber mill, a more modern vestige of the area's relationship with the abundant timber, can sometimes be heard on the breeze, a gentle reminder of the work that continues to shape this corner of Placer County.
Live animated radar for Bowman 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 | Bowman, Placer County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.941842°N, 121.047445°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95603, 95706 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bowman, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowman, 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 Bowman includes coordinates 38.941842°N, 121.047445°W, situated in Placer County. ZIP code 95603, 95706. Telephone area code: 530. 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.
