McFarland, California Weather
McFarland, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for McFarland, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for McFarland is published on the Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) page, 8 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 McFarland 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 McFarland: Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 13 km · Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 13 km · Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 19 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 31 km · Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 42 km
Conditions reported at KDLO describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McFarland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About McFarland, California
McFarland rests under a sky that often stretches, a vast, unbroken canvas of cerulean that can, at dusk, bleed into hues of bruised plum and molten gold. It lies 6.4 miles south of Delano, CA (from Delano, CA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-east of Wasco. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a broad, flat expanse giving way to the distant, hazy embrace of the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, their slopes a soft, brown velvet under the relentless sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a fine, dry dust, a constant companion that settles on everything, lending a subtle, sepia-toned filter to the world. The fields, when they are not fallow, are a patchwork of ordered green and brown, a testament to the patient toil that shapes this arid heartland. This is a place defined by the relentless pursuit of growth, where the economy is deeply rooted in the fertile, if thirsty, soil. For generations, the bounty of the land has been coaxed forth through intensive irrigation, a constant battle against the desert's inherent dryness. The legacy of this agricultural endeavor is etched into the very rhythm of life in McFarland, a cycle of planting, tending, and harvest that dictates the ebb and flow of its days. While the agricultural sector remains its bedrock, the town also bears the quiet, enduring spirit of its people, a community forged in shared labor and the enduring hope for a prosperous future, a spirit that finds its most poignant expression in the resilience of its residents.
Live animated radar for McFarland 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.
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| Location | McFarland, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.67801°N, 119.229275°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93250 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McFarland, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McFarland, 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 McFarland includes coordinates 35.678010°N, 119.229275°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93250. Telephone area code: 661. 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.
