Shoshone, California Weather
Shoshone, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shoshone, Inyo County.
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About Shoshone, California
Shoshone rests in a starkly beautiful expanse where the Mojave Desert begins to heave itself into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 22.8 miles south-west of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 225°T), and is situated 37.4 miles west-north-west of Sandy Valley. The land here is a palette of ochre, pale gold, and muted sage, the skeletal arms of Joshua trees reaching towards a sky that often burns a fierce, unwavering blue. The air, when it stirs, carries the scent of dry creosote and the faint, mineral tang of the earth. Mountains, ancient and weathered, form a formidable backdrop, their slopes etched with the stories of wind and water, casting long, cool shadows as the sun begins its slow descent, gilding the dust-swept plains in a fleeting, incandescent glow. This is a place shaped by pioneers and prospectors, where the whispers of the Shoshone people echo in the vast silence. Shoshone’s history is deeply entwined with the rich veins of minerals that lie hidden beneath its arid surface, a past that fueled a robust mining economy for generations. Though the boom times may have settled into a quieter hum, the spirit of resourcefulness persists, evident in the hardy resilience of its inhabitants and the sparse but determined businesses that serve the passing traffic. The town itself is a study in stark simplicity, a collection of buildings that stand firm against the relentless sun, each one a quiet testament to lives lived out against the immense canvas of the desert.
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| Location | Shoshone, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.973018°N, 116.271139°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92384 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shoshone, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shoshone, 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 Shoshone includes coordinates 35.973018°N, 116.271139°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 92384. Telephone area code: 909. 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.
