Sunny Slopes, California Weather
Sunny Slopes, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunny Slopes, Mono County.
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About Sunny Slopes, California
Sunny Slopes unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the Sierra Nevada’s granite shoulders begin to soften into rolling foothills. It lies 68.2 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east of Crowley Lake. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and the distant murmur of wind through sparse pines, a constant whisper against the immense blue sky. Vast, ochre-colored slopes, punctuated by the darker green of juniper and the silver shimmer of grasses, stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the Great Basin. Even at midday, the light possesses a clarity, a sharp, unwavering brilliance that defines every contour of the land, making the distant peaks appear within touching distance, yet eternally remote. Occasional clusters of weathered ranch houses, their corrugated metal roofs glinting like scattered coins, break the otherwise unbroken sweep of the terrain, hinting at human presence in this immense, elemental canvas. The history of Sunny Slopes is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient cultivation of this arid land and the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune here. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of open range and the quiet solitude, established ranches that still form the backbone of the local economy, their livelihoods tied to the hardy cattle that graze these high desert pastures. While mining once flickered with brief, intense activity in the surrounding mountains, it is the steady, unhurried rhythm of agriculture and the burgeoning tourism drawn by the region's stark, untamed beauty that now defines Sunny Slopes. The local character is one of pragmatic resilience, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency born from wrestling a living from the seemingly unforgiving earth, a spirit that echoes in the friendly nod of a passing pickup truck and the shared stories at the general store.
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| Location | Sunny Slopes, Mono County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.5693°N, 118.6758°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93546 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunny Slopes, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunny Slopes, 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 Sunny Slopes includes coordinates 37.569300°N, 118.675800°W, situated in Mono County. ZIP code 93546. 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.
