McSwain, California Weather
McSwain, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McSwain, Merced County.
Full aviation weather for McSwain is published on the Castle Airport (KMER) page, 8 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 McSwain 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 McSwain: Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 8 km · Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 21 km · Gustine Airport (K3O1) 33 km · Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) 37 km · Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) 38 km
Conditions reported at KMER describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McSwain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McSwain.
About McSwain, California
McSwain lies at the edge of California's vast Central Valley, where the land stretches flat and wide under an immense sky. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-east of Atwater, CA (from Atwater, CA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west of Merced. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, earthy warmth, a scent mingled with the dust of fields and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening orchards. Scattered farmsteads dot the landscape, their tin roofs glinting like forgotten coins, each a small universe unto itself against the sweeping expanse of agriculture. The character of McSwain is one of quiet persistence, a place where the horizon feels both infinite and intimately familiar, a constant, silent witness to the turning seasons. The history of McSwain is inextricably tied to the rich, alluvial soil that has sustained generations of farming families. This land, once the domain of native peoples, was later shaped by the ambitious irrigation projects that transformed arid plains into fertile ground, fueling the agricultural engine of the region. The local economy, still largely driven by the cultivation of almonds, walnuts, and various fruits, hums with the quiet industry of harvest and planting, a rhythm dictated by nature's clock. Occasionally, the quietude is punctuated by the rumble of farm machinery or the cheerful, passing greetings of neighbors, small affirmations of a life lived in concert with the land.
Live animated radar for McSwain 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 | McSwain, Merced County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.312929°N, 120.596339°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95301, 95341 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McSwain, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McSwain, 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 McSwain includes coordinates 37.312929°N, 120.596339°W, situated in Merced County. ZIP code 95301, 95341. 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.
