Lompoc, California Weather
Lompoc, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lompoc, Santa Barbara County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lompoc. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lompoc is published on the Lompoc Airport (KLPC) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lompoc 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 Lompoc: Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 16 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 29 km · Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA) 35 km · Oceano County Airport (KL52) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLPC describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lompoc specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lompoc, California
Lompoc unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the Santa Ynez River, often a whisper of silver, carves its way toward the Pacific. It lies 15.7 miles south of Orcutt, CA (from Orcutt, CA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Vandenberg Village. The land itself seems to breathe with a deep, earthy scent, a blend of loam and the subtle brine carried inland on the ocean breeze. Rolling hills, their slopes softened by the persistent caress of the wind, cup the valley floor, their muted greens and ochres shifting with the seasons. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, sometimes a startling, cerulean blue, at others, a pearly grey that promises the cool mist of the coast. Even in the heart of Lompoc, the wide horizons and the distant murmur of the ocean lend a sense of spaciousness, a quiet invitation to look outward. The history of Lompoc is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, a legacy stretching back to the mission era. For decades, this valley was a breadbasket, famed for its barley and vegetables, a reputation that still echoes in the rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery and the vast fields that stretch to the horizon. More recently, the landscape has been shaped by the unique demands of aerospace and defense, a quiet, almost invisible industry that nonetheless underpins the local economy. Yet, the enduring character of Lompoc remains that of a place that honors its agricultural roots, where the scent of ripening flowers, particularly the famed Lompoc Valley Flower Fields, can still perfume the air in season, a fragrant testament to the enduring bounty of this sun-kissed corner of the coast.
Live animated radar for Lompoc 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 | Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.63915°N, 120.457941°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93436, 93437, 93438 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lompoc, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lompoc, 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 Lompoc includes coordinates 34.639150°N, 120.457941°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93436, 93437, 93438. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
