Oban, California Weather
Oban, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oban, Los Angeles County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oban.
About Oban, California
Oban is a place where the earth exhales, a scrubland sculpted by wind and sun, its low hills rolling like tired waves toward the distant, hazy blue of the Pacific. It lies 5.3 miles north of Lancaster, CA (from Lancaster, CA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Rosamond. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of chaparral, a perfume of resilience that clings to everything, from the weathered fences of ranches to the sparse, tenacious trees that dot the landscape. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers in tawny skirts, often whirl across the baked earth, their brief, energetic ballets a fleeting testament to the land's restless spirit. Sunlight, when it breaks through the typical coastal fog, falls in broad, golden swathes, bleaching the muted greens and browns to a softer palette, and at dusk, the sky often bleeds into hues of bruised plum and pale apricot, a silent benediction over the quiet expanse. The history of Oban is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent efforts of those who have sought to draw life from this challenging terrain. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of open range and the faint whispers of mineral wealth, established small ranches and homesteads, their legacies now represented by the scattered remnants of stone foundations and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. The local economy, still rooted in agriculture and ranching, sees the occasional truck laden with hay or livestock rumble along the county roads, a familiar rhythm in the otherwise serene pulse of Oban. While not a hub of industry, its character is defined by a quiet dignity, a place where the vastness of the sky and the enduring strength of the land shape the lives and outlook of its inhabitants, fostering a deep, unspoken connection to this sun-drenched corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Oban and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oban, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.774426°N, 118.148129°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93534, 96019 |
| Area Code | 760, 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oban, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oban, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Oban includes coordinates 34.774426°N, 118.148129°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 93534, 96019. Telephone area code: 760, 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
