Buttonwillow, California Weather
Buttonwillow, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buttonwillow, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Buttonwillow is published on the Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) page, 5 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 Buttonwillow 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 Buttonwillow: Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 26 km · Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 28 km · Taft Kern County Airport (KL17) 29 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 38 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 38 km
Conditions reported at KL62 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buttonwillow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buttonwillow.
About Buttonwillow, California
Buttonwillow lies at the heart of a vast, sun-drenched agricultural expanse, a place where the earth exhales a dry, dusty scent. It lies 15.2 miles south-south-west of Wasco, CA (from Wasco, CA: bearing 208°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Stebbins. The land here is predominantly flat, a canvas of ochre and pale gold stretching towards horizons that blur under the ceaseless sun. Sparse, hardy vegetation, mostly greasewood and tenacious grasses, clings to the soil, punctuated by the occasional stoic mesquite tree. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a palpable stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very ground itself, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the whisper of wind across the open fields. The history of Buttonwillow is intrinsically tied to the rich, alluvial soil that has sustained generations of farmers and ranchers. This is a landscape shaped by water, or more accurately, the diligent management of it, with canals and irrigation ditches forming a vital network that feeds the surrounding crops, primarily cotton and grains. The local economy thrives on this agricultural bounty, a steady pulse beating in rhythm with the seasons. Buttonwillow itself is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have cultivated this land, a place where the simplicity of rural life unfolds with a quiet dignity, and the distinctive, almost crystalline quality of the light at dawn paints the world in hues of rose and pearl.
Live animated radar for Buttonwillow 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 | Buttonwillow, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.400517°N, 119.469562°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93206 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buttonwillow, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buttonwillow, 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 Buttonwillow includes coordinates 35.400517°N, 119.469562°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93206. 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.
