Los Alamos, California Weather
Los Alamos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Los Alamos, Santa Barbara County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Los Alamos. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Los Alamos is published on the Lompoc Airport (KLPC) page, 19 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos: Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 24 km · Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA) 24 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 28 km · Oceano County Airport (KL52) 51 km · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLPC describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Los Alamos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Los Alamos.
About Los Alamos, California
Los Alamos unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape where the Santa Maria Valley begins its gentle embrace of the coastal range. It lies 12.2 miles south-east of Orcutt, CA (from Orcutt, CA: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-north-east of Mission Hills. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and wild sage, a perfume that clings to the low, sprawling structures and the wide, unhurried streets. Oak woodlands, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the golden hillsides, offering a dappled shade that shifts with the sun's slow descent. The sky above Los Alamos is a vast, pale blue canvas, often painted with wisps of clouds that drift lazily towards the distant Pacific. This corner of Santa Barbara County, far from the dramatic cliffs of the coast, has long been shaped by the agricultural bounty of its fertile land. For decades, its economy was tethered to the cultivation of beans, a legacy hinted at by the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that still stands. More recently, Los Alamos has found a new rhythm, a burgeoning identity as a haven for culinary exploration and wine tasting, drawing visitors with its commitment to local produce and artisanal crafts. The quiet hum of this evolving enterprise is a counterpoint to the enduring stillness of the surrounding countryside, a place where the past and present converse in the soft evening light.
Live animated radar for Los Alamos 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 | Los Alamos, Santa Barbara County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.744426°N, 120.278211°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93440 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Los Alamos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Los Alamos, 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 Los Alamos includes coordinates 34.744426°N, 120.278211°W, situated in Santa Barbara County. ZIP code 93440. 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.
