Hornitos, California Weather
Hornitos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hornitos, Mariposa County.
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About Hornitos, California
Hornitos rests on a sun-baked plateau, a scatter of weathered buildings under a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 19.3 miles north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-north-west of Catheys Valley. The land here is dry, a mosaic of scrub oak and chaparral clinging to slopes that tumble into canyons, their depths often shrouded in a haze of dust. The air, especially as the afternoon wears on, carries the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage, a scent that seems to hold the memory of countless seasons. The houses, some still bearing the marks of their original construction, stand with a stoic endurance, their paint faded to the hues of the earth, their windows reflecting the relentless, golden light. This small settlement in Mariposa County echoes with the ghosts of California's Gold Rush, a time when fortunes were sought and lives were irrevocably altered. Hornitos itself was founded by Mexican miners, its name meaning "little ovens," a nod to the beehive-shaped adobe structures they used for smelting. Though the fever for gold has long since cooled, a quiet resilience defines the spirit of Hornitos, a testament to those who stayed. The local economy, once driven by the glint of mineral wealth, now relies on the land itself, with scattered ranches and the occasional roadside stand offering the bounty of the region, a subtle continuation of a hardy, enduring legacy.
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| Location | Hornitos, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.502159°N, 120.238241°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95338, 95325 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hornitos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hornitos, 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 Hornitos includes coordinates 37.502159°N, 120.238241°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95338, 95325. 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.
