West Bishop, California Weather
West Bishop, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Bishop, Inyo County.
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About West Bishop, California
West Bishop sits where the Owens Valley floor begins to rise, a scatter of homes and ranches etched against the colossal backdrop of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 66.6 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Bishop. The air here, thin and crisp, carries the scent of sagebrush and the distant, cool breath of snowmelt from peaks that touch the impossibly blue sky. Sunlight, sharp and bright during the day, softens to a honeyed glow in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch and deepen across the dry, alluvial fans. The land itself is a study in patient endurance, a mosaic of dusty fields, weathered fences, and the occasional hardy cottonwood standing sentinel by a trickling irrigation ditch, its leaves a vibrant green against the muted earth. This is a place where the echoes of California’s boom-and-bust cycles still resonate, though the primary pulse of West Bishop now beats with the rhythm of agriculture and tourism. For generations, the fertile soil, coaxed into life by water channeled from the Sierras, has yielded an abundance of alfalfa, corn, and other crops, supporting a hardy strain of ranching that has shaped the character of the valley. The proximity to the majestic natural wonders of the Eastern Sierra, including the gateway to dramatic mountain passes and the shimmering expanse of Owens Lake, draws visitors who seek the wild beauty of this high desert landscape. A palpable sense of self-reliance and a quiet pride in their connection to this rugged, sun-drenched corner of Inyo County define the spirit of West Bishop.
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| Location | West Bishop, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.361041°N, 118.455113°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93514 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Bishop, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Bishop, 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 West Bishop includes coordinates 37.361041°N, 118.455113°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 93514. 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.
