Lake Sherwood, California Weather
Lake Sherwood, 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 Sherwood, Ventura County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Sherwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Sherwood is published on the Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lake Sherwood 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 Sherwood: Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 41 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 44 km · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 48 km
Conditions reported at KVNY describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Sherwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Sherwood.
About Lake Sherwood, California
Lake Sherwood rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, a jewel of blue reflecting the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Thousand Oaks, CA (from Thousand Oaks, CA: bearing 228°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Moorpark. The surrounding hills, a mosaic of tawny grasses and scrub oak, rise gently, their contours softened by the persistent California sun. Here and there, stands of eucalyptus release their sharp, medicinal scent into the air, a fragrant counterpoint to the dry earth. The water itself, a placid expanse, often mirrors the slow drift of clouds, its surface occasionally rippled by the passage of a waterfowl or the distant hum of a boat. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a buttery quality, bathing the landscape in a warm, almost tangible glow that seems to deepen the ochre tones of the hillsides. This particular corner of Ventura County, while bearing the name of a lake, has a history intertwined with its agricultural roots, a legacy of citrus groves and vineyards that once defined its economy. The lake, a man-made reservoir, now serves as a focal point for recreation, its shores dotted with homes that speak of a relaxed, suburban ambition. The legacy of its past is still visible in the occasional weathered barn or the ghost of an old irrigation ditch winding through the chaparral. The air carries the faint, sweet memory of ripening fruit, a whisper of the land’s former bounty, now overlaid by the gentle hum of modern life, a quiet existence where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the day.
Live animated radar for Lake Sherwood 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 Sherwood, Ventura County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.144044°N, 118.872513°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91361 |
| Area Code | 626 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Sherwood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Sherwood, 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 Sherwood includes coordinates 34.144044°N, 118.872513°W, situated in Ventura County. ZIP code 91361. Telephone area code: 626. 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.
