Bridgeport, California Weather
Bridgeport, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bridgeport, Mariposa County.
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About Bridgeport, California
Bridgeport lies cradled in the broad embrace of the Sierra Nevada foothills, where the Merced River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, sketches its meandering path through a landscape of oak-studded hills and chaparral. It lies 27.8 miles east-north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-south-west of Mariposa. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sun-baked scent of sagebrush and wild thyme, a perfume that clings to the dusty roads and the weathered facades of the few buildings that constitute the heart of Bridgeport. Sunlight, when it slants through the scattered pines, casts long, dancing shadows that seem to deepen the quietude of the valley, a stillness broken only by the occasional call of a hawk or the murmur of the river itself. The terrain rises gently on either side, forming rounded slopes that are a patchwork of tawny grasses in summer and a muted green after the winter rains, a subtle palette painted by the hand of the seasons. The history of Bridgeport is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who sought sustenance from this land, a story that began with the gold rush and the quiet persistence of ranching. The local economy, though modest, still draws strength from the surrounding ranches, their cattle dotting the distant hillsides like miniature, dark commas on a parchment of green and gold. The Merced River, the lifeblood of this place, not only irrigates the small orchards that dot the valley but also offers a cool respite for those who call Bridgeport home, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the slow arc of the sun and the gentle flow of the water. There are no grand universities or bustling industries here, but a distinct sense of continuity, a quiet understanding that binds the present to the past, a feeling as palpable as the warmth of the stones on a summer evening.
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| Location | Bridgeport, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.433273°N, 120.00434°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95338, 95946, 93517 |
| Area Code | 530, 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bridgeport, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport includes coordinates 37.433273°N, 120.004340°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95338, 95946, 93517. Telephone area code: 530, 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.
