Wawona, California Weather
Wawona, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wawona, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Wawona is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 34 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KMPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wawona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wawona.
About Wawona, California
Wawona sleeps beneath the towering, ancient sequoias, a hushed sentinel at the southern gateway to Yosemite National Park. It lies 45.6 miles north-north-east of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north of Oakhurst. The air here, even in the height of summer, carries a cool, pine-scented breath, a perpetual reminder of the immense granite walls and emerald meadows that cradle this valley. Pine needles carpet the forest floor, muffling footsteps and lending a soft, yielding texture to the earth, while the Merced River, a ribbon of glacial melt, whispers its ceaseless journey through the landscape, its waters catching the dappled sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The granite shoulders of the surrounding peaks, softened by distance and time, rise in majestic, silent observation, their sheer faces catching the last blush of sunset with a fiery intensity. This secluded hollow has long been a haven, its history etched not in grand pronouncements but in the quiet persistence of those who have found solace and sustenance here. Long before it was a celebrated stop for Yosemite's early explorers and sightseers, the Miwok people knew these groves, their lives intertwined with the rhythms of the forest. The Wawona Hotel, a grand dame from a bygone era, still stands, a testament to the enduring allure of this place, a hub for those drawn to the park's wonders. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the steady stream of visitors, their footsteps echoing the paths trod by generations before them, each seeking the profound peace and wild beauty that Wawona so generously offers.
Live animated radar for Wawona 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 | Wawona, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.53688°N, 119.656268°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95389 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wawona, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wawona, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Wawona includes coordinates 37.536880°N, 119.656268°W, situated in Mariposa County. ZIP code 95389. 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. 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.
