Cerritos, California Weather
Cerritos, 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 Cerritos, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cerritos. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cerritos is published on the Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) page, 8 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 Cerritos 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 Cerritos: Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 9 km · Compton Woodley Airport (KCPM) 17 km · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) 26 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 26 km · Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) 33 km
Conditions reported at KSLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cerritos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
