Avalon, California Weather
Avalon, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Avalon, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Avalon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Avalon is published on the Catalina Airport (KAVX) page, 11 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. 5 airfields within reach of Avalon 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 Avalon: San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (KNUC) 43 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 51 km · Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 55 km · Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAVX describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Avalon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Avalon.
About Avalon, California
Avalon, a jewel of Santa Catalina Island, unfolds as a landscape of dramatic contrasts. It lies 27.2 miles south of San Pedro, CA (from San Pedro, CA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-south-east of Catalina Island. Rugged hills, cloaked in the muted greens and ochres of coastal sage scrub, plunge towards a sapphire sea that laps at the shore with a gentle, persistent sigh. The air, tasting faintly of salt and wild sage, carries the cries of gulls and the distant hum of boats. Narrow streets, lined with pastel-hued buildings and fringed with swaying palm trees, wind their way up the hillsides, offering tantalizing glimpses of the vast Pacific stretching to the horizon. Even in the midday sun, there's a softness to the light, a pearlescent sheen that seems to soften every edge and lend a dreamlike quality to the scene. The story of Avalon is one of transformation, from its early days as a cherished Native American settlement to its zenith as a glamorous playground for Hollywood's golden age. The echoes of silent film stars and bustling jazz clubs still seem to linger in the salty breeze, a whisper of bygone eras. Today, its economy thrives on the steady stream of visitors drawn by the island's unique charm, their footsteps tracing paths worn smooth by generations. The iconic Casino, a majestic, domed structure that presides over the harbor, stands as a grand monument to a more opulent past, while the vibrant marine life in the surrounding waters continues to draw divers and snorkelers, a living testament to the enduring allure of Avalon.
Live animated radar for Avalon 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 | Avalon, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.342806°N, 118.327851°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90704 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Avalon, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avalon, 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 Avalon includes coordinates 33.342806°N, 118.327851°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90704. Telephone area code: 818, 747. 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.
