Hilmar, California Weather
Hilmar, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hilmar, Merced County.
Full aviation weather for Hilmar is published on the Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) page, 16 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hilmar have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Hilmar: Gustine Airport (K3O1) 19 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 25 km · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field (KMOD) 26 km · Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 33 km · Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) 38 km
Conditions reported at KO15 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hilmar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hilmar.
About Hilmar, California
Hilmar breathes the wide, flat exhale of the Central Valley, a place where the horizon stretches, unburdened by significant elevation, and the sky seems to press down with a benevolent weight. It lies 6.0 miles south of Turlock, CA (from Turlock, CA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-north-west of Livingston. The land here is a testament to patient cultivation, a patchwork quilt of emerald fields and golden stubble that stretches towards the distant, hazy blue of the Sierra Nevada foothills. In the hushed hours of late afternoon, the sun bleeds a molten gold across the landscape, catching the dust motes dancing in the air and casting long, languid shadows from the sparse clusters of trees that dot the terrain. The air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of the earth's generous yield and the steady, unhurried rhythm of life in this agricultural heartland. The story of Hilmar is inextricably linked to the soil, a narrative of immigrant ambition and agricultural ingenuity that began in earnest in the early 20th century. Danish settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, laid the foundations for a community that would come to be known for its dairy farms and the robust, wholesome milk that flowed from them, a key component of the region's enduring dairy industry. This agricultural bedrock has shaped Hilmar's economy, fostering a deep connection to the cycles of planting and harvest that still dictates the pulse of everyday life. While the pastures and processing plants represent the visible engine of Hilmar, the quiet pride of its residents, a heritage passed down through generations, forms the invisible, yet potent, connective tissue of this place.
Live animated radar for Hilmar 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Hilmar, Merced County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.408548°N, 120.850204°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95324 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hilmar, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hilmar, 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 Hilmar includes coordinates 37.408548°N, 120.850204°W, situated in Merced County. ZIP code 95324. 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. 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.
