Yosemite Valley, California Weather
Yosemite Valley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County.
Full aviation weather for Yosemite Valley is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 47 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 47 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Yosemite Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Yosemite Valley.
About Yosemite Valley, California
Yosemite Valley is a grand cathedral of granite, a place where the earth itself seems to have been pushed skyward in a testament to geological fury and slow, patient erosion. It lies 57.6 miles east-north-east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-west of Yosemite National Park. Towering cliffs, sheer and unforgiving, rise thousands of feet from a verdant floor, their surfaces etched by the passage of glaciers and the relentless kiss of wind and rain. Waterfalls, born from snowmelt and hidden alpine lakes, plummet in shimmering veils, their mist a constant, cooling breath that perfumes the air with the scent of damp earth and ancient pine. Sunlight, when it finds purchase, paints the rock faces in hues of ochre and rose, shifting and transforming as the day progresses, creating an ever-changing play of light and shadow that imbues the landscape with a profound, almost sacred stillness. The Merced River, a ribbon of glacial meltwater, winds its serpentine way through the valley, its murmur a constant, soothing counterpoint to the immense silence of the stone giants that guard this sanctuary. The history of Yosemite Valley is as layered and complex as the granite formations themselves, a narrative woven from the ancestral stewardship of the Miwok people, who first knew this land as Ahwahnee, to the arrival of European trappers and settlers. Its designation as a National Park in 1890 marked a pivotal moment, a recognition of its unparalleled natural beauty and a commitment to its preservation for all time. The valley’s economy, once tied to logging and mining in the surrounding Sierras, now overwhelmingly revolves around tourism, drawing millions each year to witness its iconic vistas. El Capitan and Half Dome stand as silent sentinels, their names synonymous with the very essence of Yosemite, attracting climbers and hikers from across the globe. The air here carries the faint, lingering scent of campfires and the quiet hum of countless footsteps on well-worn trails, a testament to the enduring allure of this magnificent natural wonder.
Live animated radar for Yosemite Valley 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 | Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.74557°N, 119.593604°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 Yosemite Valley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yosemite Valley, 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 Yosemite Valley includes coordinates 37.745570°N, 119.593604°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.
