Keene, California Weather
Keene, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Keene, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Keene is published on the Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP) page, 15 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 Keene 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 Keene: Mountain Valley Airport (KL94) 19 km · Mojave Air & Space Port (KMHV) 42 km · California City Municipal Airport (KL71) 50 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 51 km · Rosamond Skypark Airport (KL00) 51 km
Conditions reported at KTSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Keene specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Keene.
About Keene, California
Keene, California, unfolds under a vast, cerulean sky, a place where the land stretches out with a quiet, resilient grace. It lies 23.4 miles east-south-east of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-west of Tehachapi. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, the gentle slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains a constant, hazy backdrop against the ever-present sun. Dust, fine and ochre, settles softly on the hardy scrub and scattered oak, a testament to the arid embrace of the landscape. The air itself carries a dry warmth, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and, on certain days, the faint, sweet perfume of distant agriculture. The light here, particularly as it softens towards evening, possesses a luminous quality, transforming the ordinary into something approaching the sublime, painting the hillsides in hues of rose and pale gold. This stretch of Kern County has long been a passage, a place where journeys intersect, shaping its character with the ebb and flow of travelers and industry. The economy of Keene is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding valleys, the fertile soil yielding crops that find their way to markets far and wide. While not a bustling metropolis, Keene’s rhythm is steady, marked by the quiet hum of vehicles on the nearby highway, a lifeline connecting it to the wider world. The history here is not always written in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of the land and the people who have worked it, their lives a quiet continuation of the pioneer endeavors that first put down roots in this sun-drenched corner of California.
Live animated radar for Keene 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 | Keene, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.223573°N, 118.562312°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93531 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Keene, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keene, 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 Keene includes coordinates 35.223573°N, 118.562312°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93531. Telephone area code: 760. 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.
