Dogtown, California Weather
Dogtown, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dogtown, Mariposa County.
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About Dogtown, California
Dogtown exhales a quiet resilience, a place where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their rugged ascent. It lies 33.8 miles north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south of Greeley Hill. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sun-baked scent of chaparral and the fainter, sweet perfume of distant pine. Granite boulders, ancient and weathered, punctuate the landscape, some tumbled by millennia of unseen forces, others still clinging to the slopes with a tenacious, moss-covered grip. The terrain is a study in contrasts: steep, scrub-choked canyons give way to wider, sun-drenched benches where hardy grasses catch the breeze. Here and there, the skeletal remains of old fences hint at a past effort to corral the wildness, now slowly surrendering to the encroaching brush. The light, when it softens towards evening, washes over the hills in hues of ochre and muted gold, a gentle benediction on the enduring spirit of Dogtown. This land remembers the whisper of gold, the frantic energy of miners who once sought fortune in its ravines, leaving behind echoes of their endeavors in scattered remnants of stone foundations and forgotten sluice boxes. The local economy, once driven by the earth's hidden veins, has since found a more grounded rhythm, often tied to the surrounding ranches and the quiet hum of small businesses catering to the passing traveler and the steadfast local. The shadow of Yosemite, a world-renowned natural wonder, looms nearby, drawing visitors who sometimes pause in Dogtown, catching a glimpse of a different, less curated wildness. It's a place where time doesn't rush, where conversations often unfold at the pace of a slow-moving stream, and where the enduring spirit of the West still finds a quiet, sun-drenched home.
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| Location | Dogtown, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.702152°N, 120.127964°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95939, 95311, 95220 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dogtown, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dogtown, 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 Dogtown includes coordinates 37.702152°N, 120.127964°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95939, 95311, 95220. 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. 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.
