Avenal, California Weather
Avenal, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Avenal, Kings County.
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About Avenal, California
Avenal rests on a broad, sun-drenched canvas of the Central Valley, where the land stretches out in an immensity of cultivated fields that ripple with the subtle greens and golds of agricultural bounty under a vast, blue sky. It lies 28.2 miles south-west of Lemoore, CA (from Lemoore, CA: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Kettleman City. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, warm embrace, hinting at the deep, rich soil that cradles life. Horizons are sharp, defined by the distant, hazy blue of the western hills, and the low-slung buildings of the town seem to absorb the persistent sunlight, their hues softened by the omnipresent dust that settles like a fine, golden powder on everything. Even the shadows, when they finally stretch long and cool across the asphalt, possess a certain stillness, a quiet pause before the evening’s subtle transformation begins. The story of Avenal is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Kings County, a place where the fertile earth has long been the primary source of prosperity, yielding an abundance of crops that feed a wider world. Its economy, historically rooted in the land, continues to flourish with the cultivation of cotton, alfalfa, and a variety of vegetables, a testament to the enduring power of its agrarian heritage. The passage of the railroad through this region in earlier times was a pivotal moment, shaping the growth and connectivity of Avenal, facilitating the transport of its harvests and connecting it to the broader currents of commerce. Though not a place of grand monuments, Avenal possesses a quiet, resilient character, built by generations who understood the rhythm of seasons and the honest work of coaxing sustenance from the earth.
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| Location | Avenal, Kings County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.004122°N, 120.129027°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93204 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Avenal, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avenal, 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 Avenal includes coordinates 36.004122°N, 120.129027°W, situated in Kings County. ZIP code 93204. Telephone area code: 661. 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.
