Winton, California Weather
Winton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Winton, Merced County.
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About Winton, California
Winton rests on a wide, flat expanse where the Central Valley begins its slow, deliberate rise towards the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 2.9 miles north of Atwater, CA (from Atwater, CA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-west of Merced. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost papery scent, a testament to the sun-baked earth and the tireless agriculture that defines the region. Fields of almonds, their leaves a muted green, stretch out in neat, ordered rows, punctuated by the occasional flash of a water channel glinting under the vast, pale blue sky. The landscape itself feels open, unburdened, inviting the eye to travel to the distant, hazy outline of mountains that seem to hold the horizon in place. Even the houses, often painted in practical, sun-resistant shades, appear to breathe with the land, their roofs warmed by the persistent California sun. This is a place built on the bounty of the soil, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of daily life. Winton’s economy is deeply rooted in agriculture, with the surrounding farms producing a significant portion of the state’s produce, from stone fruits to row crops. The legacy of the area’s agricultural past is visible not just in the fields but in the quiet resilience of its people, many of whom have generations of ties to this land. While no grand monuments mark its history, the story of Winton is etched in the irrigation ditches that crisscross the landscape and the sturdy, no-nonsense buildings that have weathered decades of change, each a quiet sentinel of a community that has always looked to the earth for its sustenance.
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| Location | Winton, Merced County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.389383°N, 120.613252°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95388 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winton, 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 Winton includes coordinates 37.389383°N, 120.613252°W, situated in Merced County. ZIP code 95388. 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. 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.
