Buck Meadows, California Weather
Buck Meadows, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buck Meadows, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Buck Meadows is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 34 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KMPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buck Meadows specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buck Meadows.
About Buck Meadows, California
Buck Meadows unfolds as a broad, verdant basin cradled by the towering granite shoulders of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 42.1 miles north-north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-south-east of Pine Mountain Lake. The Merced River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through its heart, its banks fringed with a vibrant mosaic of pine, fir, and oak, their branches reaching towards a sky that often burns with an intense, high-altitude blue. Sunlight, when it penetrates the dense canopy, paints shifting patterns on the forest floor, a dappled dance of light and shadow that seems to imbue the very air with a quiet, ancient stillness. The terrain here is a gentle unfolding of rounded hills and open meadows, a landscape that feels both expansive and intimately enclosed, a place where the wildness of the mountains finds a soft, welcoming embrace. The history of Buck Meadows is inextricably linked to the gold rush that once swept through these hills, though its character today leans more towards the serene, natural beauty that draws visitors to Yosemite National Park, a stone's throw to the east. The local economy, once fueled by the promise of precious metal, now thrives on a more sustainable rhythm, centered on tourism and the quiet stewardship of the land. You can still find traces of old mining camps, weathered remnants whispering stories of a bygone era, but the dominant narrative is one of the enduring power of the natural world. The air itself carries a subtle, pine-scented coolness, a refreshing balm that speaks of elevation and untouched wilderness, a constant reminder of the grand, untamed landscapes that define this part of Mariposa County.
Live animated radar for Buck Meadows 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.
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| Location | Buck Meadows, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.812704°N, 120.064352°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95321 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buck Meadows, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buck Meadows, 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 Buck Meadows includes coordinates 37.812704°N, 120.064352°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95321. 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. 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.
