Gorman, 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, soil and crop conditions for Gorman, Los Angeles County.
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Gorman exhales a dry, sun-baked breath, a place where the Tehachapi Mountains begin their craggy assertion against the vast blue. It lies 28.0 miles north-north-west of Valencia, CA (from Valencia, CA: bearing 330°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-south-east of Frazier Park. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and tan dust clinging to scrubby chaparral and sparse, wind-bent oaks. Canyons, carved by eons of infrequent but fierce water, snake through the hills, their shadows deepening and shifting with the slow arc of the sun. The air itself often carries a faint, mineral tang, a whisper of the ancient geology beneath. Even in the stillest moments, a restless wind often rustles through the sparse vegetation, a constant, murmuring companion to the quietude. Historically, Gorman has been a crossroads, a place where travelers have paused and recalibrated on their journeys. The old Ridge Route, a predecessor to modern highways, once thundered through here, a vital artery connecting the population centers of Southern California. This legacy of transit still echoes in the commerce of Gorman, where gas stations and diners cater to a steady stream of vehicles passing through. It's a landscape that has witnessed the slow, persistent march of human endeavor, from indigenous trails to the asphalt ribbons of the 20th century, a place where the economy is inextricably tied to the movement of people and goods across the rugged terrain.
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| Location | Gorman, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.79609°N, 118.852596°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93243 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gorman, 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 Gorman includes coordinates 34.796090°N, 118.852596°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 93243. Telephone area code: 661. 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.