Lake Hughes, California Weather
Lake Hughes, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lake Hughes, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Hughes. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Hughes is published on the General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF) page, 22 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 Lake Hughes 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 Lake Hughes: Rosamond Skypark Airport (KL00) 30 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 33 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 46 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 52 km · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 53 km
Conditions reported at KWJF describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Hughes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Hughes.
About Lake Hughes, California
Lake Hughes rests in a high desert basin, a jewel cupped by chaparral-clad hills that rise steeply from its shores. It lies 17.6 miles north of Canyon Country, CA (from Canyon Country, CA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-north-west of Elizabeth Lake. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, clean scent of sage and dust, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the vastness beyond. The water itself, a deep, startling blue against the ochre of the surrounding earth, reflects the immense, ever-changing sky, its surface often ruffled by a persistent breeze that rustles through the sparse, resilient vegetation. Small clusters of homes, painted in muted desert tones, are scattered along the slopes, their roofs catching the light like scattered embers. The history of Lake Hughes is intimately tied to the water it cradles, a vital resource in this arid landscape that has drawn human settlement for generations. Once a more substantial natural lake, its character has been shaped by engineering and the ebb and flow of human needs, now maintained by a dam that dictates its current form. The local economy, once perhaps more focused on agriculture sustained by irrigation, now leans towards providing services for those who choose this serene, remote existence, or for the weekend visitors seeking escape from the urban sprawl. The spirit of Lake Hughes is one of quiet resilience, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a stark beauty that demands attention.
Live animated radar for Lake Hughes 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 | Lake Hughes, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.676929°N, 118.44536°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93532 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Hughes, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Hughes, 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 Lake Hughes includes coordinates 34.676929°N, 118.445360°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 93532. 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.
