Florence, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Florence, Los Angeles County.
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Florence unfolds across a flat, sun-baked expanse, where the air often carries the dry, sweet scent of distant citrus groves, a lingering echo of its agricultural past. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle lean toward the south and west, where the land eventually surrenders to the wider embrace of Los Angeles. Buildings, a mix of modest single-family homes and utilitarian commercial structures, stand stark against the vast, often pale blue sky, their colors muted by the pervasive sunlight. Palm trees, stoic sentinels, punctuate the urban grid, their fronds rustling with a sound like dry paper in the infrequent breeze. The story of Florence is one of quiet evolution, a gradual shift from fertile farmland to a bustling, diverse urban neighborhood. Originally part of the sprawling ranchos that defined early Southern California, its agricultural roots were deep, sustained by the region's abundant sunshine and the ingenuity of irrigation. As Los Angeles grew, Florence found itself absorbed into its ever-expanding orbit, its open fields giving way to homes and businesses. The local economy, once tied to the bounty of the soil, now reflects the multifaceted nature of its larger metropolitan context, a blend of retail, services, and light industrial activity. There's a palpable sense of working life here, a steady hum of commerce that plays out on streets where the afternoon light often casts long, sharp shadows, giving the ordinary a momentary, dramatic intensity.
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| Location | Florence, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.974459°N, 118.248129°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90001 |
| Area Code | 213, 323 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Florence, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Florence includes coordinates 33.974459°N, 118.248129°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90001. Telephone area code: 213, 323. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.