Virginia Lakes, California Weather
Virginia Lakes, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Virginia Lakes, Mono County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Virginia Lakes.
About Virginia Lakes, California
Virginia Lakes shimmered under a vast, indifferent sky, a scattering of sapphire jewels flung across the high Sierra Nevada. It lies 81.7 miles south-south-east of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-west of Lee Vining. Jagged peaks, dusted with perpetual snow even in the height of summer, clawed at the cerulean expanse, their granite faces etched with the slow, relentless work of ages. Below them, meadows, a vibrant green in the brief, intense bloom of alpine spring, softened into the rugged contours of the land. The air here was thin and sharp, carrying the scent of pine needles and the faint, mineral tang of granite. The water itself, in its many basins, held a remarkable clarity, reflecting the dramatic theatre of the mountains with an almost startling fidelity. This high-country haven, Virginia Lakes, owes its existence to the geological upheaval that shaped these mountains and the hardy souls who followed the promise of mineral wealth. Though the gold fever of yesteryear has long since cooled, the echoes of pickaxes and persistent dreams still linger in the wind that whispers through the sparse pines. Today, the economy of Virginia Lakes is tethered to the seasons and the steady stream of visitors drawn by the allure of its pristine wilderness. The true currency here is the quietude, the chance to cast a line into waters teeming with trout, or to simply sit and absorb the immense, untroubled beauty of a landscape that feels both ancient and eternally new.
Live animated radar for Virginia Lakes and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Virginia Lakes, Mono County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.052113°N, 119.252561°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93541 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Virginia Lakes, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Virginia Lakes, 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 Virginia Lakes includes coordinates 38.052113°N, 119.252561°W, situated in Mono County. ZIP code 93541. 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.
