Encino, California Weather
Encino, 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 Encino, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Encino. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Encino is published on the Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Encino 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 Encino: Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 14 km · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 14 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 17 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 44 km
Conditions reported at KVNY describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Encino specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Encino, California
Encino unfurls across a broad, sun-drenched valley floor, a verdant expanse where the Santa Monica Mountains rise in a low, rumpled silhouette to the north. It lies 3.0 miles west of Sherman Oaks, CA (from Sherman Oaks, CA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-south-west of Van Nuys. The air here, especially in the late afternoons, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of blooming jacaranda and the dry, dusty scent of chaparral that clings to the hillsides. Wide, tree-lined boulevards, canopied by mature oaks and palms, offer a sense of spaciousness, a gentle respite from the more compressed urbanity of the surrounding Los Angeles basin. The terrain is generally flat, a fertile plain that has long invited cultivation, and even now, pockets of manicured greenery and sprawling residential estates suggest a deep-rooted connection to the land. The history of Encino is inextricably linked to the vast Rancho Los Encinitos, a Spanish land grant that once encompassed this fertile territory, its name echoing the abundant oak trees that still dot the landscape. For generations, this land was a place of cattle ranches and agriculture, a quiet corner of Southern California that gradually transformed with the westward expansion of Los Angeles. Today, Encino hums with a prosperous, suburban energy, its economy driven by a mix of professional services, retail, and the enduring appeal of its residential character, drawing in families and professionals seeking a blend of city access and a more tranquil, leaf-shaded existence. The iconic Sepulveda Dam, a testament to the region's engineering feats, stands as a silent guardian, a reminder of the constant effort to manage the water that sustains this thriving community.
Live animated radar for Encino 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 | Encino, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.159172°N, 118.501195°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91436, 91316, 91416, 91426 |
| Area Code | 626 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Encino, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Encino, 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 Encino includes coordinates 34.159172°N, 118.501195°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91436, 91316, 91416, 91426. Telephone area code: 626. 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.
