Hornitos, California Weather
Hornitos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hornitos, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Hornitos is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hornitos 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 Hornitos: Castle Airport (KMER) 32 km · Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 34 km · Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 40 km · Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) 43 km
Conditions reported at KMPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hornitos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hornitos.
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.
Live animated radar for Hornitos 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
