Planada, California Weather
Planada, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Planada, Merced County.
Flight conditions near Planada. Data source: locating…
About Planada, California
Planada sits under a sky that can stretch from a pale, washed-out blue to a startling, deep indigo, the flatlands of Merced County unfurling in every direction. It lies 9.1 miles east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-west of Le Grand. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, a foundation for the agricultural heart of the region, and the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening fruit or the dry, dusty perfume of summer fields. Long, straight roads cut across the landscape, bordered by rows of trees that offer scant shade, their branches stark against the horizon in winter and a lush, green blur in the warmer months. The few buildings of Planada seem to hunker low against the vastness, their roofs bleached by relentless sun, reflecting the quiet resilience of a place that has learned to live with the elements. The story of Planada is written in the irrigation ditches that crisscross its fields, veins carrying lifeblood from the distant Sierra Nevada foothills. This land, once home to orchards and ranches, now sustains a diverse agricultural economy, with crops like almonds, grapes, and various vegetables thriving under the generous California sun. The rhythm of Planada is tied to the seasons of planting and harvest, a pulse that has guided generations. Though small, the community possesses a distinct character, a blend of hardworking agricultural roots and the quiet hum of daily life, where neighbors know each other by name and the passing of time feels as measured as the growth of a vine.
Live animated radar for Planada 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 | Planada, Merced County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.290775°N, 120.318516°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95365 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Planada, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Planada, 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 Planada includes coordinates 37.290775°N, 120.318516°W, situated in Merced County. ZIP code 95365. 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.
