Baldwin Hills, California Weather
Baldwin Hills, 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 Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Baldwin Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Baldwin Hills is published on the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) page, 10 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 Baldwin Hills 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 Baldwin Hills: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 22 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 26 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 29 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 30 km
Conditions reported at KSMO describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baldwin Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Baldwin Hills, California
Baldwin Hills rises from the sprawling Los Angeles basin, a series of ochre-hued hills that catch the late afternoon sun with a particular warmth. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Inglewood, CA (from Inglewood, CA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-south-west of Los Angeles. These gentle slopes, more rounded than jagged, are carpeted in a dry, scrubby vegetation that whispers in the ever-present breeze. Here and there, the muted greens of native chaparral give way to the dusty browns of exposed earth, a testament to the region's arid climate. The air, even in the heart of the urban sprawl, carries a subtle scent of sage and dry grass, a reminder of the wilder landscape that once dominated. From its higher vantage points, a panoramic view unfolds, a mosaic of rooftops, freeways, and distant, hazy mountain ranges, punctuated by the glint of the Pacific Ocean on exceptionally clear days. The story of Baldwin Hills is one of transformation, from the oil fields that once defined its economic pulse to the burgeoning residential communities that now climb its flanks. For decades, the rhythmic nodding of pump jacks was the dominant sound, a metallic heartbeat echoing across the landscape as fortunes were made and lost in the black gold beneath the soil. This industrial past has left its mark, a complex legacy of both prosperity and environmental concern, now largely remediated and integrated into the more recent development. Today, Baldwin Hills is also celebrated for its expansive parks, offering verdant respites where families picnic and joggers trace the winding trails, a stark contrast to the industrial past. It is a place where the resilience of nature intertwines with the relentless drive of human endeavor, a dynamic chapter in the ongoing narrative of Southern California.
Live animated radar for Baldwin Hills 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 | Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.005833°N, 118.341389°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90008 |
| Area Code | 213, 323 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baldwin Hills, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baldwin Hills, 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 Baldwin Hills includes coordinates 34.005833°N, 118.341389°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90008. Telephone area code: 213, 323. 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.
