China Lake Acres, California Weather
China Lake Acres, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for China Lake Acres, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for China Lake Acres is published on the Inyokern Airport (KIYK) page, 6 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 China Lake Acres 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 China Lake Acres: China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) 8 km · California City Municipal Airport (KL71) 59 km · Kern Valley Airport (KL05) 60 km
Conditions reported at KIYK describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at China Lake Acres specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for China Lake Acres.
About China Lake Acres, California
China Lake Acres unfolds across a high desert plateau, a place where the earth is a study in ochre and rust, punctuated by the stubborn green of resilient scrub. It lies 5.4 miles west-north-west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east of Inyokern. The land here is vast and open, the horizon a clean, sharp line drawn against a sky that shifts through impossible blues and fiery oranges as the sun arcs across its dominion. Distant, ancient mountains, their peaks softened by eons of wind and sun, stand sentinel, their forms hazy in the heat shimmer. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, dusty scent of sagebrush and creosote, a perfume unique to this arid embrace. Even the silence here possesses a tangible quality, a deep hum that resonates with the stillness of ages. This is a landscape shaped by the needs of a sprawling military installation, the expansive grounds of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which profoundly influences the character and economy of China Lake Acres. The rhythm of life here is often dictated by the distant roar of jets, a sound that momentarily pierces the quiet, a reminder of the vital role this remote outpost plays. Agriculture, though challenged by the aridity, finds a foothold in hardy crops, and the local economy is intrinsically linked to the base, providing services and support that sustain the surrounding population. The town, a collection of modest homes and businesses, feels like a hardy bloom in a challenging environment, its inhabitants possessing a quiet resilience that mirrors the tenacious life that clings to the desert floor.
Live animated radar for China Lake Acres 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.
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| Location | China Lake Acres, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.640511°N, 117.763955°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93555 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This China Lake Acres, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for China Lake Acres, 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 China Lake Acres includes coordinates 35.640511°N, 117.763955°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93555. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
