Cedar Ridge, California Weather
Cedar Ridge, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cedar Ridge, Tuolumne County.
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About Cedar Ridge, California
Cedar Ridge unfolds across the Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape painted in muted greens and earthy browns, where rolling hills give way to steeper slopes cloaked in fragrant pine and sturdy oak. It lies 42.5 miles east-north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-east of Sonora. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a crisp, clean scent, a subtle perfume of resin and dry earth. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy, dapples the pathways and the weathered wood of homes, creating shifting patterns of light and shadow that lend a quiet, almost ethereal quality to the surroundings. The terrain itself is a study in gentle resilience, the land shaped by countless seasons, its contours hinting at the ancient forces that sculpted this part of California. This is a place that breathes with the memory of its past, a history intertwined with the relentless pursuit of gold that once pulsed through the veins of the Sierra. Though the echoes of the mining boom have faded, the spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness remains a strong current in Cedar Ridge. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the pickaxe and pan, finds its sustenance in the surrounding natural beauty and a growing appreciation for a slower pace of life. Many residents commute to neighboring towns for work, but the heart of Cedar Ridge beats with a dedication to its own quiet character, a place where community bonds are forged not in grand pronouncements, but in the shared experience of sunrises over the forested ridges and the murmur of conversation on a peaceful evening.
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| Location | Cedar Ridge, Tuolumne County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.065756°N, 120.276858°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95945, 95924, 95370 |
| Area Code | 530, 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Ridge, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Ridge, 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 Cedar Ridge includes coordinates 38.065756°N, 120.276858°W, situated in Tuolumne County. ZIP code 95945, 95924, 95370. Telephone area code: 530, 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. 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.
