Fish Camp, California Weather
Fish Camp, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fish Camp, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Fish Camp is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 35 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 35 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fish Camp specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fish Camp.
About Fish Camp, California
Fish Camp, a quiet sentinel at the southern gateway to the Sierra Nevada's grandeur, unfolds amidst a landscape sculpted by ancient granite and whispering pines. It lies 42.6 miles north-north-east of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-east of Ahwahnee. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a crisp, invigorating scent of cedar and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the rough bark of Jeffrey pines and the broad, sun-warmed needles of sugar pines. The terrain rises and falls with a gentle insistence, the roads winding like tired rivers through groves of aspen that shimmer with a pale, almost ethereal green in the midday light, their leaves a restless murmur against the deep blue of the California sky. Even the shadows here seem to possess a certain weight, stretching long and cool across the forest floor as the day matures, hinting at the immense, silent power of the surrounding wilderness. The story of Fish Camp is deeply entwined with the giants of the forest and the ambition of those who sought to tame them. Logging once echoed through these canyons, the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of loaded wagons a testament to a bygone era when timber was king. Today, that legacy is softened, the economy now largely sustained by the steady stream of visitors drawn to the majesty of nearby Yosemite National Park, their footsteps treading paths worn smooth by generations of explorers. The local businesses, from rustic lodges to small general stores, hum with a quieter energy, their existence a gentle acknowledgment of the enduring allure of this place, a place where the scent of pine resin and the memory of sawdust still mingle on the breeze.
Live animated radar for Fish Camp 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 | Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.47855°N, 119.640431°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93623 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fish Camp, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fish Camp, 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 Fish Camp includes coordinates 37.478550°N, 119.640431°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 93623. 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. 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.
