Avenal, California Weather
Avenal, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Avenal, Kings County.
Full aviation weather for Avenal is published on the New Coalinga Municipal Airport (KC80) page, 23 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 Avenal 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 Avenal: Harris Ranch Airport (K3O8) 29 km · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (KNLC) 40 km · Hanford Municipal Airport (KHJO) 57 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 58 km
Conditions reported at KC80 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Avenal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Avenal.
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.
Live animated radar for Avenal 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
