Arleta, California Weather
Arleta, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Arleta, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Arleta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Arleta is published on the Whiteman Airport (KWHP) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Arleta have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Arleta: Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 7 km · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 8 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 26 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 41 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 53 km
Conditions reported at KWHP describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arleta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Arleta, California
Arleta unfolds as a sun-drenched chapter in the San Fernando Valley, its landscape a gentle, rolling expanse where the Santa Susana Mountains provide a rugged, ochre-hued backdrop. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-west of Pacoima, CA (from Pacoima, CA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north-north-east of Van Nuys. The air here, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a dry, dusty warmth, infused with the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of traffic. Streets are lined with a mix of modest homes, their stucco walls bleached by the persistent California sun, and sprawling commercial strips that pulse with the everyday commerce of a busy locality. The terrain, though seemingly flat from a distance, holds subtle dips and rises, a testament to the gradual geological forces that shaped this part of Los Angeles County. The history of Arleta is intertwined with the agricultural ambitions that once defined the valley, its fertile soil yielding citrus groves and vineyards in earlier days. While the orchards have largely receded, replaced by suburban sprawl and industrial parks, echoes of that agricultural past can still be felt in the tenacious resilience of the few remaining pockets of green. Today, Arleta's economy thrives on a diverse mix of retail, light manufacturing, and service industries, a testament to its adaptability. The community itself possesses a working-class character, where the rhythm of daily life is dictated by commutes and the quiet hum of neighborhood activity, punctuated by the occasional vibrant burst of local businesses that serve as gathering places for its residents.
Live animated radar for Arleta 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 | Arleta, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.248058°N, 118.432404°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91331 |
| Area Code | 626 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arleta, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arleta, 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 Arleta includes coordinates 34.248058°N, 118.432404°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91331. Telephone area code: 626. 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.
