Lake View Terrace, California Weather
Lake View Terrace, 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 View Terrace, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake View Terrace. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake View Terrace is published on the Whiteman Airport (KWHP) page, 5 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 View Terrace 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 View Terrace: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 8 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 14 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 30 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 37 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 47 km
Conditions reported at KWHP describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake View Terrace specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake View Terrace.
About Lake View Terrace, California
Lake View Terrace unfolds across a sun-drenched expanse where the San Fernando Valley begins its gentle ascent toward the rugged San Gabriel Mountains. It lies 3.4 miles west of Sunland, CA (from Sunland, CA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-east of Van Nuys. Here, the landscape is a study in contrasts: broad, sun-baked avenues stretch outward, lined with tidy bungalows and mature, drought-resistant trees that offer slivers of shade. Beyond the urban fringe, the terrain rises into rolling hills, their slopes often dotted with chaparral and the occasional hardy oak, catching the golden light of late afternoon. The air, especially as dusk settles, carries the faint, dry scent of dust and sagebrush, a subtle perfume of the California wild that has been tamed but never entirely forgotten. It is a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately accessible, a constant reminder of the open sky that presides over the sprawling metropolis. Historically, Lake View Terrace has been a community shaped by the dreams of expansion and the promise of accessible land. Its development gained momentum in the mid-20th century, drawing residents who sought a more suburban lifestyle within reach of Los Angeles's burgeoning opportunities. The local economy, while now largely residential and supported by the wider Los Angeles economy, still carries echoes of its agricultural past, with remnants of citrus groves sometimes visible in older neighborhoods. The presence of Hansen Dam and Lake, a significant flood control and recreational area, has always been a defining feature, drawing weekend crowds for picnicking and watersports, a vibrant splash of blue against the ochre and green of the surrounding hills. This proximity to nature, coupled with the steady hum of daily life in a Southern California suburb, gives Lake View Terrace its distinctive character – a blend of accessible wilderness and settled domesticity.
Live animated radar for Lake View Terrace 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 View Terrace, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.276391°N, 118.361191°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91342 |
| Area Code | 626 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake View Terrace, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake View Terrace, 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 View Terrace includes coordinates 34.276391°N, 118.361191°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91342. 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.
