Raymond, California Weather
Raymond, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raymond, Madera County.
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About Raymond, California
Raymond breathes a quiet existence where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their ascent, a landscape painted in the ochre and sage of sun-baked earth, punctuated by the deep green of oak woodlands and the occasional stark silhouette of a weathered pine. It lies 19.6 miles north-north-east of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 26°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-north-west of Yosemite Lakes. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a scent of dry grass and distant dust, a perfume of the Central Valley's embrace. Rolling hills, softened by generations of grazing and cultivation, surrender to the more dramatic rise of granite peaks that guard the eastern horizon, their summits often dusted with snow even as the valley floor bakes. The land itself feels ancient, its contours shaped by forces far grander than human hands, a silent testament to the earth's patient artistry. The story of Raymond is woven with the golden thread of agriculture and the deeper, more resilient spirit of ranching. For decades, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cultivation of crops that thrive under the generous California sun, and the hardy livestock that roam its rangelands. Though not as boisterous as its larger neighbors, Raymond holds a distinctive character, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of seasons and the enduring rhythms of rural endeavor. It is a community that knows the worth of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived close to the land, a place where the echoes of its past, from the days of early settlers to the present, still resonate in the very air.
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| Location | Raymond, Madera County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.217168°N, 119.905438°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93653 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raymond, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raymond, 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 Raymond includes coordinates 37.217168°N, 119.905438°W, situated in Madera County. ZIP code 93653. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
