Lakeside, California Weather
Lakeside, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lakeside, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Lakeside is published on the Meadows Field (KBFL) page, 23 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside: Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 32 km · Taft Kern County Airport (KL17) 34 km · Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) 38 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 41 km · Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 50 km
Conditions reported at KBFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakeside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakeside.
About Lakeside, California
Lakeside rests on the western edge of the southern San Joaquin Valley, a place where the flat, fertile earth stretches towards the hazy foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains. It lies 10.5 miles south-south-west of Bakersfield, CA (from Bakersfield, CA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-south-west of Lamont. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-baked warmth, hinting at the vast agricultural expanse that surrounds it. Scattered groves of almonds and pistachios, their leaves a muted green against the pale sky, punctuate the horizon, and the occasional flicker of a distant irrigation sprinkler breaks the stillness. The landscape itself feels patient, accustomed to long, slow seasons of growth and harvest, and the light often settles with a soft, golden hue on the broad, open fields. The story of Lakeside is deeply intertwined with the water that nourishes this arid land. Its founding and subsequent prosperity are a testament to the ingenuity of irrigation, drawing life from distant sources to transform the desert into a productive agricultural hub. For generations, the economy of Lakeside has been anchored in the bounty of the valley floor, with crops like cotton, grapes, and citrus forming the backbone of its livelihood. While the agricultural roots run deep, the town has also seen periods of growth tied to the oil industry, a reminder of the subterranean wealth beneath the cultivated surface. This dual heritage lends Lakeside a character that is both grounded in the land and aware of the resources that lie beneath it, a quiet resilience evident in the steady hum of its machinery and the enduring spirit of its residents.
Live animated radar for Lakeside 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 | Lakeside, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.230675°N, 119.083337°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93313, 92040, 92021 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakeside, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakeside, 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 Lakeside includes coordinates 35.230675°N, 119.083337°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93313, 92040, 92021. Telephone area code: 714. 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.
