Hillcrest, California Weather
Hillcrest, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hillcrest, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Hillcrest is published on the Meadows Field (KBFL) page, 11 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 Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest: Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 26 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 29 km · Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 45 km · Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) 48 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillcrest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hillcrest, California
Hillcrest unfolds across a sun-baked expanse, where the ochre dust of the San Joaquin Valley kisses the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 1.4 miles west of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east of Bakersfield. The land here is a study in muted tones: sagebrush, pale grasses bleached by relentless sun, and the occasional defiant scrub oak clinging to slopes that rise with a gentle, persistent swell. The air, when the wind stirs, carries a dry, mineral scent, a testament to the arid embrace of this Kern County landscape. Evenings bring a softening of the harsh midday light, a slow bleed of rose and lavender across the western sky that seems to linger, painting the quiet contours of the hills in ephemeral beauty. The economic lifeblood of Hillcrest has long been tied to the earth, its fortunes shaped by the bounty and caprice of agriculture. Fields of cotton and almond groves, their neat rows stretching towards the horizon, speak of generations who have coaxed sustenance from this challenging terrain. The legacy of oil exploration also whispers through the region, a reminder of subterranean riches that once fueled growth and shifted landscapes. While modern life hums with a steady, unhurried cadence, the echoes of earlier endeavors, of hardy settlers and burgeoning industries, remain palpable, a quiet underpinning to the present-day character of Hillcrest.
Live animated radar for Hillcrest 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.
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| Location | Hillcrest, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.379883°N, 118.956313°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92103, 96065, 93306 |
| Area Code | 530, 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillcrest, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest includes coordinates 35.379883°N, 118.956313°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 92103, 96065, 93306. Telephone area code: 530, 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.
