Monolith, California Weather
Monolith, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monolith, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Monolith is published on the Mountain Valley Airport (KL94) 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 Monolith 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 Monolith: Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP) 6 km · Mojave Air & Space Port (KMHV) 22 km · Rosamond Skypark Airport (KL00) 32 km · California City Municipal Airport (KL71) 33 km · General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF) 44 km
Conditions reported at KL94 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monolith specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monolith.
About Monolith, California
Monolith rises from a landscape of stark, sun-baked beauty, where the earth itself seems to hold its breath under the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 32.1 miles north-north-west of Lancaster, CA (from Lancaster, CA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east-south-east of Tehachapi. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a rugged expanse of rolling hills and dry washes that stretch towards the horizon, an endless, undulating canvas painted with the resilience of creosote bush and the sharp angles of Joshua trees. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of sagebrush, a palpable stillness that seems to absorb all sound, leaving only the whisper of the wind as a constant companion. Dust motes dance in the shafts of golden light that slant across the low-slung buildings, giving the entire settlement a soft, ethereal glow. The history of Monolith is as deeply rooted in the earth as the sparse vegetation that clings to its slopes, a story told in the remnants of its industrial past. Once a vital hub for the extraction of mineral wealth, the echoes of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts can almost be heard in the quiet hum of the present-day economy, which now finds its footing in agriculture, coaxing life from the arid soil through patient irrigation. This land, unforgiving yet generous, has shaped a character of enduring stoicism in its inhabitants, a quiet pride in their ability to thrive where others might falter. The occasional weathered signpost, pointing towards forgotten claims or ghost towns, serves as a subtle reminder of the generations who sought their fortunes here, a silent testament to the unyielding spirit of Monolith.
Live animated radar for Monolith 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 | Monolith, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.119966°N, 118.374249°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93561, 93519 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monolith, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monolith, 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 Monolith includes coordinates 35.119966°N, 118.374249°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93561, 93519. 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.
