Lone Pine, California Weather
Lone Pine, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lone Pine, Inyo County.
Full aviation weather for Lone Pine is published on the Independence Airport (K2O7) page, 26 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K2O7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lone Pine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lone Pine.
About Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine stands as a sentinel against the jagged, snow-capped spires of the Sierra Nevada, its modest buildings dwarfed by the colossal granite face of Mount Whitney that looms just beyond. It lies 64.9 miles north-east of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 55°T), and is situated 15.6 miles south-south-east of Independence. The Owens Valley floor, a vast expanse of ochre and sagebrush, stretches out to the east, a stark and sun-baked canvas where the wind whispers secrets through dry grasses. Here, the air itself carries a peculiar stillness, a hushed reverence for the immense scale of the natural world. Dust devils spin lazily across the highway, ephemeral dancers in the dry heat, and the light, especially as the sun begins its descent, bleeds a molten gold across the landscape, painting the mountains in hues of rose and violet that seem to hold the very breath of the desert. This is a place etched by the relentless pursuit of water and the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune in its unforgiving terrain. Lone Pine’s history is inextricably linked to the Owens River, a lifeline whose fate was dramatically altered, its waters diverted to quench the thirst of a distant metropolis. The legacy of mining, though faded, still lingers in the weathered facades of old buildings and the tales spun in the local cafes, where the economy now leans heavily on the steady stream of tourists drawn by the gateway to Mount Whitney and the dramatic beauty of the Alabama Hills. These rounded, weathered boulders, a surreal playground for filmmakers and hikers alike, offer a stark contrast to the sharp, imposing peaks, a reminder of the varied geological forces that have shaped this striking corner of California.
Live animated radar for Lone Pine 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 | Lone Pine, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.606044°N, 118.062865°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93545 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lone Pine, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lone Pine, 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 Lone Pine includes coordinates 36.606044°N, 118.062865°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 93545. 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. 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.
