California Hot Springs, California Weather
California Hot Springs, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for California Hot Springs, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for California Hot Springs is published on the Kern Valley Airport (KL05) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of California Hot Springs 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 California Hot Springs: Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 40 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 52 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 54 km
Conditions reported at KL05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at California Hot Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for California Hot Springs.
About California Hot Springs, California
California Hot Springs, cradled by the stark, tawny slopes of the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, exhales a dry, sun-warmed air that carries the faint scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth. It lies 23.4 miles east-south-east of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 123°T), and is situated 16.8 miles north-west of Wofford Heights. The landscape here is a study in muted golds and browns, the scrub oak and chaparral clinging tenaciously to the steep inclines, their branches skeletal against a sky that can shift from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to a bruised, volcanic purple as evening approaches. A scattering of weathered buildings, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, huddles together as if for warmth against the vast, untamed wilderness that surrounds them. The silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, punctuated by the rustle of unseen creatures in the dry grass and the distant, almost mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of California Hot Springs is as deeply rooted in the land as the gnarled piñon pines that dot the hillsides. This place owes its very existence to the mineral-rich waters that bubble up from the earth, a natural balm that drew prospectors and health seekers alike in bygone eras. For decades, the local economy was largely sustained by the promise of these therapeutic springs, a slow-paced tourism that catered to those seeking respite from the rigors of modern life. While the grand hotels of yesteryear have largely faded, the essence of that restorative spirit lingers, a quiet invitation to slow down and breathe in the ancient rhythms of this rugged terrain. The land itself, sculpted by wind and sun, whispers of a time before paved roads and hurried schedules, a testament to nature's enduring power.
Live animated radar for California Hot Springs 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 | California Hot Springs, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.881329°N, 118.664435°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93207 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This California Hot Springs, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for California Hot Springs, 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 California Hot Springs includes coordinates 35.881329°N, 118.664435°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93207. 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.
