Cerritos, California Weather
Cerritos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Cerritos, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cerritos. Tide source:
Flight conditions near Cerritos. Data source: locating…
About Cerritos, California
Cerritos unfolds as a landscape of broad, sun-drenched avenues and manicured green spaces, a testament to thoughtful urban planning. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-east of Norwalk, CA (from Norwalk, CA: bearing 162°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-east of Long Beach. The terrain here is largely flat, a gentle expanse that allows the eye to travel far, catching the distant haze of the Santa Ana Mountains on clearer days. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, often carries a faint, dry warmth, a coastal whisper tinged with the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of traffic. Mature trees, their canopies spreading wide, offer pockets of shade along sidewalks, their leaves rustling with a sound that suggests a quiet, enduring patience. The story of Cerritos is one of transformation, rising from agricultural roots to become a thriving suburban center. Once part of the vast ranches that defined Southern California's early economy, the land was gradually parceled and developed, shaped by a post-war boom that prized spacious living. This heritage echoes in the city's name, a Spanish word meaning "little hills," though the terrain is more accurately described as a level plain. Today, Cerritos is known for its excellent public services and its commitment to education, with a well-regarded public library and a vibrant civic center that serve as focal points for community life. The local economy is diverse, encompassing retail, professional services, and a burgeoning technology sector, all contributing to a dynamic, forward-looking character that belies its relatively recent establishment as a distinct municipality.
Live animated radar for Cerritos 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 | Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.858348°N, 118.064787°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90703 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cerritos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cerritos, 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 Cerritos includes coordinates 33.858348°N, 118.064787°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90703. Telephone area code: 818, 747. 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.
