Fawnskin, California Weather
Fawnskin, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fawnskin, San Bernardino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fawnskin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fawnskin is published on the Big Bear City Airport (KL35) 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 Fawnskin 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 Fawnskin: Redlands Municipal Airport (KREI) 28 km · San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD) 33 km · Hesperia Airport (KL26) 36 km · Banning Municipal Airport (KBNG) 39 km · Apple Valley Airport (KAPV) 41 km
Conditions reported at KL35 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fawnskin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fawnskin.
About Fawnskin, California
Fawnskin rests against the slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains, a quiet scattering of homes and businesses clinging to the western edge of Big Bear Lake. It lies 17.2 miles north-north-east of Yucaipa, CA (from Yucaipa, CA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Big Bear City. The air here, thin and carrying the scent of pine and dry earth, often hums with the distant drone of small aircraft from the nearby airport, a sound that seems to punctuate the otherwise hushed stillness of the landscape. Jagged peaks, dusted with snow in the colder months, loom overhead, their granite faces catching the sharp, bright sunlight of Southern California, while below, the deep blue of the lake offers a cool, inviting contrast, its surface often rippled by the breeze that whispers through the surrounding Ponderosa pines and Joshua trees. The terrain is a rugged embrace of high desert and mountain, where the earth is a tapestry of ochre and sage, punctuated by the hardy resilience of native flora. The history of Fawnskin is as much about survival and adaptation as it is about settlement. Originally a place for prospectors and loggers drawn by the promise of the mountains' bounty, it eventually found its footing as a modest recreational hub, its economy tied to the ebb and flow of summer vacationers and winter sports enthusiasts who flock to Big Bear Lake. The local character is one of independent spirit, a blend of the old-timers who remember when the roads were dirt tracks and the newcomers drawn by the allure of mountain living, all sharing a quiet appreciation for the stark beauty and wildness that defines this corner of the San Bernardino National Forest. The scent of woodsmoke often hangs in the evening air, a subtle reminder of hearth and home against the vast, indifferent expanse of the wild lands that surround Fawnskin.
Live animated radar for Fawnskin 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 | Fawnskin, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.268062°N, 116.942534°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92333 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fawnskin, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fawnskin, 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 Fawnskin includes coordinates 34.268062°N, 116.942534°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92333. Telephone area code: 909. 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.
