Julian, California Weather
Julian, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Julian, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Julian. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Julian is published on the Ramona Airport (KRNM) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Julian 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 Julian: Gillespie Field (KSEE) 44 km · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) 56 km · Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRNM describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Julian specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Julian.
About Julian, California
Julian sits cradled by the rugged embrace of the Cuyamaca Mountains, a place where oak woodlands give way to chaparral and the air carries the scent of pine and sun-baked earth. It lies 26.4 miles east-north-east of Poway, CA (from Poway, CA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west-south-west of Whispering Pines. The terrain rolls and dips, a wilder sort of beauty than the smooth, manicured landscapes of the coast, with granite outcrops and deep ravines hinting at the geological forces that shaped this high country. Sunlight, when it falls upon the hills, seems to hold a certain golden quality, a warmth that sinks into the very stone, and the silence here is not an absence of sound, but a fullness of rustling leaves and the distant cry of a hawk. This high mountain hamlet, Julian, was born of gold, a fever that swept through these hills in the late 19th century, leaving behind a legacy of prospectors' dreams and a scattering of historic buildings that still stand as quiet witnesses. Though the mines have long since gone quiet, the spirit of that era lingers, a rugged independence that finds expression in the local economy, which now leans heavily on the sweet allure of its apple orchards and the charm of its old-fashioned main street. Visitors are drawn to Julian not just for its apple pie, a culinary cornerstone, but for the palpable sense of stepping back in time, a place where the pace of life slows to a rhythm dictated by the turning seasons and the enduring character of the mountain folk.
Live animated radar for Julian 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 | Julian, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.078655°N, 116.601964°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92036 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Julian, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Julian, 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 Julian includes coordinates 33.078655°N, 116.601964°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 92036. Telephone area code: 714. 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.
