Gorman, California Weather
Gorman, 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 Gorman, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gorman. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gorman is published on the General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF) page, 58 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. 2 airfields within reach of Gorman 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 Gorman: Rosamond Skypark Airport (KL00) 59 km
Conditions reported at KWJF describe the airfield itself. Weather 58 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gorman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gorman.
About Gorman, California
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.
Live animated radar for Gorman 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gorman, California Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
