Lee Vining, California Weather
Lee Vining, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lee Vining, Mono County.
Full aviation weather for Lee Vining is published on the Mammoth Yosemite Airport (KMMH) page, 44 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 KMMH describe the airfield itself. Weather 44 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lee Vining specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lee Vining.
About Lee Vining, California
Lee Vining rests at the gateway to one of California's most profound natural wonders, a place where the stark beauty of the Eastern Sierra Nevada meets the shimmering expanse of Mono Lake. It lies 83.1 miles north of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 22.9 miles north-north-west of Mammoth Lakes. The air here, thin and crisp with the scent of sagebrush and distant pine, carries a profound silence, broken only by the rustle of wind through the sparse grasses or the cry of a gull wheeling overhead against a sky that seems impossibly vast. Mountains, their granite shoulders dusted with snow even in summer's height, rise abruptly from the valley floor, their ancient forms a constant, silent witness to the passage of eons. The Mono Lake Basin itself is a landscape of otherworldly allure, its saline waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky, punctuated by surreal tufa towers that rise like petrified sentinels from the shallows. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the sun slants low, painting the eastern slopes in hues of ochre and rose, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The enduring character of Lee Vining is deeply entwined with its wild surroundings and a history marked by resilience and adaptation. Originally a stopover for prospectors and travelers venturing into the Comstock Lode, its early days were shaped by the rough-and-tumble spirit of the mining frontier. Today, the town's economy hums with the steady pulse of tourism, drawing visitors from across the globe eager to explore the dramatic landscapes of Mono Lake, Yosemite National Park, and the surrounding wilderness. The Lee Vining Creek, a vital artery in this arid region, carves its path through the valley, a lifeline that has sustained life and agriculture for generations, its waters still carrying the chill of the high mountain snowmelt. The town itself maintains a quiet dignity, a collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, each with a story to tell of lives lived in concert with this powerful, elemental place.
Live animated radar for Lee Vining 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 | Lee Vining, Mono County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.957425°N, 119.121816°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93541 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lee Vining, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lee Vining, 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 Lee Vining includes coordinates 37.957425°N, 119.121816°W, situated in Mono County. ZIP code 93541. 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.
