Los Alamitos, California Weather
Los Alamitos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Los Alamitos, Orange County.
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About Los Alamitos, California
Los Alamitos rests in a broad, sun-kissed basin, the flat, fertile land stretching out with an almost defiant simplicity toward the distant, hazy blue of the Pacific. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Cypress, CA (from Cypress, CA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-north-east of Long Beach. The air here carries a peculiar, dry warmth, a gentle exhalation from the earth that has been coaxed into vibrant life. Palm trees, their fronds rustling like hushed secrets in the ever-present breeze, punctuate the landscape, their dark silhouettes a stark contrast against the pale, wide sky. The streets, laid out in a grid of determined logic, are lined with homes whose Spanish tile roofs gleam under the relentless California sun, a quiet testament to a vision of sun-drenched living. The history of Los Alamitos is deeply intertwined with the rich agricultural heritage of Orange County, a legacy that still whispers on the wind in the form of former ranches and the lingering scent of citrus groves that once dominated the terrain. This land, once vast expanses of wild grasses and then sprawling fields of produce, has transformed, its economy now a more varied hum. The presence of the Joint Forces Training Base here has imbued Los Alamitos with a unique character, a constant undercurrent of disciplined energy that mingles with the more relaxed pace of civilian life. The old race track, a landmark etched into the collective memory, once drew crowds and pulsed with the thrum of hooves, a vibrant chapter now closed but not forgotten.
Live animated radar for Los Alamitos and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Los Alamitos, Orange County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.803056°N, 118.0725°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90720, 90721 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Los Alamitos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Los Alamitos, 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 Los Alamitos includes coordinates 33.803056°N, 118.072500°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 90720, 90721. Telephone area code: 818, 747. 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.
