Buena Vista, California Weather
Buena Vista, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buena Vista, Mariposa County.
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About Buena Vista, California
Buena Vista unfolds as a quiet pocket of Sierra Nevada foothills, where the earth rises in gentle, scrub-covered slopes toward the more formidable peaks. It lies 47.2 miles north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-north-west of El Portal. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of pine and chaparral, a fragrance that deepens with the late afternoon sun, painting the landscape in hues of ochre and muted sage. Granite outcrops, weathered by millennia, punctuate the terrain, their surfaces smoothed by wind and rain, offering stark, silent sentinels against the expansive blue of the California sky. The occasional live oak, its branches reaching wide like gnarled hands, provides pockets of deeper shade, a contrast to the sun-baked openness that defines much of Buena Vista. The history of Buena Vista is etched into its very being, a story intertwined with the gold rush that once pulsed through these mountains. While the fevered rush has long subsided, its legacy remains in the enduring spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness that characterizes the local economy. Ranching and small-scale agriculture still hold sway, with the land yielding hardy crops and grazing livestock under the watchful gaze of the surrounding peaks. The Mariposa Creek, a vital artery through this landscape, whispers tales of the past, its waters sustaining life and shaping the contours of the land, reflecting the enduring connection between the people and the wild beauty of Buena Vista.
Live animated radar for Buena Vista and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Buena Vista, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.711039°N, 119.793785°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95384, 95640 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buena Vista, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buena Vista, 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 Buena Vista includes coordinates 37.711039°N, 119.793785°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95384, 95640. 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. 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.
