Little Lake, California Weather
Little Lake, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Little Lake, Inyo County.
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About Little Lake, California
Little Lake rests in a wide, ancient basin, a place where the earth seems to exhale a dry, mineral breath under a sky that stretches into infinity. It lies 25.4 miles north-north-west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 329°T), and is situated 22.0 miles north-north-west of China Lake Acres. The land here is a study in subtle, sun-bleached tones: sagebrush and creosote bush cling to the low, rounded hills, their muted greens and dusty browns a testament to the relentless sun. The air itself feels thin and clear, carrying the faint, sweet scent of desert wildflowers after a rare rain. The broad, flat expanse of what was once a lakebed, now cracked and dusty, hints at a forgotten watery past, a memory held in the very texture of the ground. This is a place shaped by the relentless march of geologic time and the hardy spirit of those who have tried to coax a living from its arid soil. For generations, the economy of Little Lake has been tethered to the earth's bounty, whether that meant the sparse grazing of cattle or the more recent, intermittent promise of mineral extraction. The legacy of the Owens Valley Paiute people, who long called this land home, whispers in the wind that sweeps across the open plains, a quiet presence in the stark beauty of Little Lake. The nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, their jagged peaks a distant, imposing presence, cast long shadows in the late afternoon, a reminder of the formidable natural forces that have both shaped and protected this isolated corner of California.
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| Location | Little Lake, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.936614°N, 117.906741°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93527, 93542, 93543 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Lake, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Lake, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Little Lake includes coordinates 35.936614°N, 117.906741°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 93527, 93542, 93543. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
