Lynwood, California Weather
Lynwood, 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 Lynwood, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lynwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lynwood is published on the Compton Woodley Airport (KCPM) page, 5 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 Lynwood 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 Lynwood: Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) 11 km · Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 14 km · Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) 18 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 18 km · Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) 22 km
Conditions reported at KCPM describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lynwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lynwood, California
Lynwood rests in a broad, flat expanse of Los Angeles County, where the sun often hangs heavy and bright in a sky that feels vast and unyielding. It lies 1.7 miles south of South Gate, CA (from South Gate, CA: bearing 179°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-east of Los Angeles. The landscape here is a testament to human shaping, a grid of streets and structures that stretch outwards under that relentless sky. Housing tracts, painted in a spectrum of muted desert tones, press close together, their small, neat yards a patchwork of thirsty grass and resilient succulents. The air, especially in the late afternoon, can carry a fine dust, a subtle reminder of the arid earth beneath the pavement, and the distant hum of freeway traffic is a constant, low thrum, a sound that defines the rhythm of this place. Historically, Lynwood emerged from the agricultural roots of the region, a place where citrus groves once dominated the flat terrain. Its transformation into a suburban center was fueled by the post-war boom and the burgeoning aerospace and manufacturing industries that drew workers to its doorstep. The legacy of that industrial past still lingers, with warehouses and workshops interspersed among the residential areas, a visible reminder of the labor that built this community. Today, Lynwood’s economy is a diverse mix, supporting a population that reflects the rich tapestry of Southern California, a place where the quiet persistence of everyday life continues to unfold under the wide California sky.
Live animated radar for Lynwood 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 | Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.930293°N, 118.21146°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90262 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lynwood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lynwood, 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 Lynwood includes coordinates 33.930293°N, 118.211460°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90262. Telephone area code: 310, 424. 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.
