Mountain Ranch, California Weather
Mountain Ranch, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County.
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About Mountain Ranch, California
Mountain Ranch is a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles and sun-baked earth, a quiet settlement cradled by the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 40.2 miles north-north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-north-east of San Andreas. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of oak woodlands and chaparral, descend into the deeper canyons, their slopes etched with the dry tracery of seasonal creeks. The landscape here feels ancient, a patient observer of the slow, persistent forces that shape the land, and the light in late afternoon, a liquid gold, spills across the terrain, softening the sharp edges of rock and highlighting the dusty green of the undergrowth. The very character of Mountain Ranch is one of understated resilience, a quiet strength drawn from its connection to this rugged, beautiful country. This corner of Calaveras County whispers of a past intertwined with the gold fever that once pulsed through these hills, though the immediate economy of Mountain Ranch now leans more towards a rustic charm and the quiet pursuit of a rural lifestyle. Old mining scars, subtle depressions in the land or the occasional weathered remnant of a structure, are reminders of earlier boom times, a history that informs the present without dominating it. The local character is shaped by a blend of self-reliance and a welcoming spirit, a community that values its independence and the natural bounty surrounding it. While no major universities or grand attractions define Mountain Ranch, its distinctive appeal lies in its unpretentious authenticity, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated more by the seasons and the gentle hum of the natural world than by the urgent demands of a faster pace.
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| Location | Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.228251°N, 120.54076°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95246 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain Ranch, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain Ranch, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Mountain Ranch includes coordinates 38.228251°N, 120.540760°W, situated in Calaveras County. ZIP code 95246. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
