Chalfant, California Weather
Chalfant, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chalfant, Mono County.
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About Chalfant, California
Chalfant lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a scattering of buildings against the stark grandeur of the Owens Valley. It lies 77.6 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north of Bishop. The land here is a study in muted tones, ochre earth giving way to scrubby sagebrush that rustles with a dry, papery sound in the persistent breeze. Jagged peaks, remnants of ancient volcanic fury, claw at the horizon, their flanks scored by gullies and dusted with the ever-present grit of the desert. The air itself is thin and carries the clean, sharp scent of dust and distant pine, a bracing elixir that seems to strip away the clutter of the world. At dusk, the light softens, bathing the landscape in a warm, ephemeral glow that hints at the deep, silent history held within the arid soil. The story of Chalfant is etched in the hardy spirit of those who have long sought sustenance from this unforgiving terrain. Once, the whispers of prospectors and the rumble of wagons echoed where now only the wind sighs. The local economy, a resilient thread woven through the valley's fabric, has historically found its strength in the land’s bounty, particularly in the cultivation of alfalfa and the raising of livestock, a testament to the enduring ingenuity of its people. Though the echoes of a more boisterous past may have faded, Chalfant retains a quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the slow turn of the seasons and the unwavering gaze of the mountains.
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| Location | Chalfant, Mono County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.528153°N, 118.368643°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93514 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chalfant, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chalfant, 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 Chalfant includes coordinates 37.528153°N, 118.368643°W, situated in Mono County. ZIP code 93514. Telephone area code: 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.
