Kettleman City, California Weather
Kettleman City, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Kettleman City, Kings County.
Full aviation weather for Kettleman City is published on the Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport (KNLC) page, 36 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. 3 airfields within reach of Kettleman City 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 Kettleman City: Hanford Municipal Airport (KHJO) 46 km · Mefford Field (KTLR) 60 km
Conditions reported at KNLC describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kettleman City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Kettleman City, California
Kettleman City stretches across a landscape defined by the flat, sun-baked expanse of California's Central Valley. It lies 22.5 miles south-south-west of Lemoore, CA (from Lemoore, CA: bearing 206°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Avenal. Here, the sky feels vast and impossibly blue, a boundless canvas against which the low-slung buildings and the occasional shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt create a stark, almost elemental beauty. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, a blend of dust and the distant promise of irrigation. Roads cut straight lines across the terrain, arteries leading to and from this crossroads, where the immense agricultural fields that dominate the surrounding countryside give way to the practical necessities of transient life. The history of Kettleman City is inextricably tied to the rich agricultural heartland it inhabits, a place where water, or its scarcity, has always dictated fortunes. For decades, its economy has been fueled by the bounty of the fertile soil, the trucking industry that hauls that bounty, and the constant flow of travelers seeking respite on their journeys. It's a hub for those who work the land and those who pass through it, a place where the rhythm of the day is set by the sun and the needs of commerce. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Kettleman City possesses a quiet character, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives on this often-harsh but always productive ground.
Live animated radar for Kettleman City 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 | Kettleman City, Kings County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.008286°N, 119.9618°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93239 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kettleman City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kettleman City, 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 Kettleman City includes coordinates 36.008286°N, 119.961800°W, situated in Kings County. ZIP code 93239. 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.
