Edwards AFB, California Weather
Edwards AFB, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edwards AFB, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Edwards AFB is published on the Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW) page, 2 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. 3 airfields within reach of Edwards AFB 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 Edwards AFB: Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport (K9L2) 8 km · Southern California Logistics Airport (KVCV) 59 km
Conditions reported at KEDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Edwards AFB specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Edwards AFB.
About Edwards AFB, California
Edwards AFB sprawls across a vast, arid expanse where the Mojave Desert's stark beauty asserts itself in every direction. It lies 20.9 miles north-east of Lancaster, CA (from Lancaster, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-west of North Edwards. The land here is a canvas of muted ochres and sandy browns, broken by the occasional hardy creosote bush clinging stubbornly to existence. The sky, an almost impossibly deep cerulean during the day, bleeds into fiery oranges and soft purples as the sun dips below the distant, jagged ridgelines. A perpetual, dry wind often whispers across the baked earth, carrying with it the scent of dust and the faint, metallic tang of something ancient and powerful. There's a profound stillness to this place, a sense of immense, silent space that can feel both liberating and overwhelming. This land, once roamed by indigenous peoples and later shaped by the relentless pursuit of aviation innovation, forms the very character of Edwards AFB. Its economy is inextricably linked to the sky, a humming nexus of aerospace research and flight testing that draws brilliant minds and cutting-edge technology. The legacy of breaking the sound barrier and pushing the boundaries of human flight is palpable, a silent testament etched into the very air. Though not a place of bustling markets or vibrant nightlife, the rhythm of life at Edwards AFB is one of focused dedication, of ambition aimed squarely at the heavens, a quiet hum of progress under that immense desert sky.
Live animated radar for Edwards AFB 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 | Edwards AFB, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.924031°N, 117.891209°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93524, 93523 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Edwards AFB, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edwards AFB, 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 Edwards AFB includes coordinates 34.924031°N, 117.891209°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93524, 93523. 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.
