Mokelumne Hill, California Weather
Mokelumne Hill, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County.
Full aviation weather for Mokelumne Hill is published on the Westover Field Amador County Airport (KJAQ) page, 11 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 Mokelumne Hill 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 Mokelumne Hill: Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field (KCPU) 18 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 40 km · Placerville Airport (KPVF) 47 km · Lodi Airport (K1O3) 50 km · Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJAQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mokelumne Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mokelumne Hill.
About Mokelumne Hill, California
Mokelumne Hill rises from the oak-studded foothills, a place where the air carries the scent of dry grasses and the distant murmur of unseen water. It lies 32.4 miles east of Galt, CA (from Galt, CA: bearing 84°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-east of Jackson. The landscape here is a study in muted golds and greens, rolling hills that give way to steeper inclines, their slopes often marked by the tell-tale scars of past endeavors. Weather-beaten fences, testament to a more agrarian past, still trace the boundaries of fields where cattle now graze, their slow movements a counterpoint to the hawk circling high above. The sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, almost honeyed glow across the land, softening the edges of the weathered buildings and lending a quiet dignity to the entire scene. This particular locality, Mokelumne Hill, is a town steeped in the dramatic history of California's Gold Rush, a legacy still palpable in its very bones. The narrow main street, with its handsome brick buildings, hints at a robust past where fortunes were made and lost in the unforgiving earth. The economy, once fueled by the relentless pursuit of gold, has since diversified, with agriculture playing a more prominent role, the fertile soil now yielding vineyards and fruit orchards that dot the surrounding countryside. The Mokelumne River, though not always visible from the heart of the settlement, remains a vital artery, its presence shaping the very character of the region, feeding the land and providing a constant, low hum of life.
Live animated radar for Mokelumne Hill 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 | Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.300471°N, 120.706322°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95245 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mokelumne Hill, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mokelumne Hill, 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 Mokelumne Hill includes coordinates 38.300471°N, 120.706322°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95245. 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.
