Ladera Heights, California Weather
Ladera Heights, 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 Ladera Heights, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ladera Heights. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ladera Heights is published on the Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) 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 Ladera Heights 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 Ladera Heights: Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) 9 km · Compton Woodley Airport (KCPM) 17 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 22 km · Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 29 km · Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) 38 km
Conditions reported at KLAX describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ladera Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ladera Heights, California
Ladera Heights rises with a confident grace from the undulating terrain, a mosaic of terracotta roofs and verdant landscaping clinging to the slopes. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Culver City, CA (from Culver City, CA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-south-west of Los Angeles. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, often carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and eucalyptus, a whisper of the chaparral that still holds its ground in pockets of wildness. Streetlights begin to bloom like pale, artificial flowers as dusk deepens, casting long, elegant shadows across driveways and manicured lawns, and the distant hum of the city, a constant, low thrum, seems to recede, leaving a quieter, more intimate world to its residents. Each home seems to possess its own particular character, a reflection of the families that have nurtured them, from the mid-century modern lines that speak of an earlier optimism to more recent constructions that reach for the sky with expansive windows. This particular stretch of Los Angeles County, where Ladera Heights finds its footing, has witnessed a transformation from sprawling ranches to a thriving residential enclave. Its development, like much of the region, was spurred by the post-war boom, a time of burgeoning opportunity and westward expansion, and the original landowners, many of whom were involved in the burgeoning aerospace industry that once defined much of the local economy, left behind a legacy of thoughtful planning. While the grand estates of yesteryear have largely given way to more modest, yet equally cherished, homes, the spirit of aspiration persists. The nearby proximity to major freeways, a lifeline for commuters, underscores the practical heart of Ladera Heights, yet the quiet cul-de-sacs and the shared sense of community offer a distinct refuge from the relentless pace of the metropolis.
Live animated radar for Ladera Heights 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 | Ladera Heights, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.994179°N, 118.375354°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90056, 90230 |
| Area Code | 213, 323, 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ladera Heights, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ladera Heights, 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 Ladera Heights includes coordinates 33.994179°N, 118.375354°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90056, 90230. Telephone area code: 213, 323, 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.
