Mojave, California Weather
Mojave, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mojave, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Mojave is published on the Mojave Air & Space Port (KMHV) page, 3 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 Mojave 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 Mojave: California City Municipal Airport (KL71) 18 km · Rosamond Skypark Airport (KL00) 20 km · Mountain Valley Airport (KL94) 23 km · Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP) 26 km · Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport (K9L2) 29 km
Conditions reported at KMHV describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mojave specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mojave.
About Mojave, California
Mojave rests in a vast, arid expanse where the earth seems to exhale heat, a place defined by the stark beauty of the high desert. It lies 24.6 miles north of Lancaster, CA (from Lancaster, CA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north of Rosamond. The land here is a study in muted tones – ochre dust, pale sagebrush, and the occasional stubborn creosote bush clinging to life under a sky that stretches, boundless and often intensely blue. The terrain rolls with a subtle, almost imperceptible grace, rising into low, weathered hills that catch the sun's relentless gaze. Evenings bring a particular magic, as the light softens, gilding the edges of distant mesas with a roseate hue, and the air, thick with the scent of dry earth and resilient flora, begins to cool, a gentle promise after the day's fiery embrace. The history of Mojave is inextricably tied to the iron veins that brought prospectors and settlers to this unforgiving landscape, and later, to the roar of engines that defined its mid-20th century boom. For decades, the local economy was fueled by the aerospace industry, with Mojave Air and Space Port becoming a hub for rocket testing and experimental aircraft, a legacy that still whispers on the wind in the form of distant sonic booms. This past imbues Mojave with a unique character, a blend of frontier grit and futuristic ambition. The town itself feels unhurried, its buildings bearing the marks of sun and wind, a quiet testament to those who have sought opportunity and found a home in this elemental corner of California.
Live animated radar for Mojave 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 | Mojave, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.05247°N, 118.173964°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93501, 93502 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mojave, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mojave, 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 Mojave includes coordinates 35.052470°N, 118.173964°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93501, 93502. 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.
