Mount Bullion, California Weather
Mount Bullion, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Bullion, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Bullion is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 1 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 Mount Bullion 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 Mount Bullion: Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) 47 km · Merced Regional Macready Field (KMCE) 48 km · Castle Airport (KMER) 48 km · Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Bullion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Bullion.
About Mount Bullion, California
Mount Bullion rises from the Sierra Nevada foothills, a rugged sentinel overlooking the golden valleys of Mariposa County. It lies 27.9 miles east-north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-north-west of Mariposa. Its slopes are a study in muted greens and ochres, cloaked in chaparral and scattered pines that whisper in the dry wind. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sharp tang of wild sage, a perfume that clings to the heat rising from the land. Below, the terrain breaks into a chaotic tumble of granite outcrops and dry creek beds, testament to the powerful forces that shaped this country. The sun, when it shines, is a hard, bright thing, bleaching the scrub and casting stark shadows that shorten the day with surprising speed. The story of Mount Bullion is written in the scars of its past, a history deeply entwined with the gold rush that drew prospectors and dreamers to these hills. Though the great veins of ore have long since been tapped, the echoes of that feverish pursuit linger. The local economy, once fueled by the relentless clang of hammers and the churn of sluice boxes, now finds its pulse in the quiet endurance of ranching and the steady trickle of tourism drawn to the region's natural beauty. The remnants of old mining camps, weathered structures slowly yielding to the earth, stand as silent witnesses, their timbers bleached and bowed, a reminder of the transient nature of wealth and the enduring power of the land.
Live animated radar for Mount Bullion 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 | Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.507159°N, 120.0449°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95338 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Bullion, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Bullion, 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 Mount Bullion includes coordinates 37.507159°N, 120.044900°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95338. 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.
