La Palma, California Weather
La Palma, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for La Palma, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La Palma. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La Palma is published on the Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) page, 6 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 La Palma 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 La Palma: Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 10 km · Compton Woodley Airport (KCPM) 19 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 28 km · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) 28 km · Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) 35 km
Conditions reported at KSLI describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Palma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About La Palma, California
La Palma unfolds as a verdant expanse, its character etched by the gentle slopes that lead towards the distant, shimmering Pacific. It lies 1.3 miles south-east of Cerritos, CA (from Cerritos, CA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-east of Long Beach. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of citrus blossoms, a subtle reminder of the agricultural heritage that once dominated the landscape, now softened by the neat rows of suburban homes and manicured parks. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the well-tended lawns and the rustling leaves of mature trees, lending a quiet, almost pastoral feel to the otherwise bustling Southern California setting. The very earth seems to breathe with a steady, settled rhythm, a pleasant contrast to the more frenetic energies of the larger metropolitan areas nearby. This locale, La Palma, has a history intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that once yielded abundant groves of oranges and walnuts, a legacy still whispered in the names of its streets and the enduring presence of mature trees. The local economy, while now largely residential and supported by the vast commercial centers surrounding it, retains a connection to its agricultural roots, a thread of continuity in the ever-evolving Southern California landscape. Its development has been marked by a deliberate focus on community, fostering a sense of quiet pride in its well-kept streets and public spaces, a place where the diligent hum of daily life is punctuated by the laughter of children in its parks and the murmur of neighbors exchanging pleasantries.
Live animated radar for La Palma 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 | La Palma, Orange County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.846389°N, 118.046667°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90623 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Palma, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Palma, 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 La Palma includes coordinates 33.846389°N, 118.046667°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 90623. Telephone area code: 310, 424. 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.
