Pico Rivera, California Weather
Pico Rivera, 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 for Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County.
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About Pico Rivera, California
Pico Rivera unfolds under the vast Los Angeles sky, a place where the San Gabriel River, though often a whisper in its concrete embrace, still dictates the subtle contours of the land. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA (from West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of Los Angeles. The terrain here is a gentle, sun-baked plain, not far from the foothills that rise to the north, their ochre slopes catching the late afternoon light. Streets are laid out in a grid, a testament to planning, with houses that speak of generations of families, their gardens a riot of bougainvillea and citrus, a vibrant, enduring green against the ubiquitous pale stucco. The air, especially as the day cools, carries a faint, dry scent of dust and distant eucalyptus, a perfume unique to this part of Southern California, a quiet hum of life punctuated by the occasional distant siren or the drone of traffic on the freeways that stitch Pico Rivera to its neighbors. The history of Pico Rivera is deeply entwined with the fertile land that once sustained it, a legacy of ranches and agricultural abundance before the sprawl of the metropolis claimed its share. It was here that early settlers found rich soil, and the echoes of that past can still be felt in the names of streets and the enduring agricultural plots that persist against the urban tide. Today, the economy of Pico Rivera is a mosaic of light industrial parks, bustling retail centers, and small businesses that cater to a diverse population, a community that has welcomed people from many backgrounds, each adding their own thread to the local character. The spirit of the place is one of resilience and ongoing creation, a constant negotiation between the past and the relentless present, where the memory of open fields still breathes beneath the pavement.
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| Location | Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.983069°N, 118.096735°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90660, 90661, 90662 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pico Rivera, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pico Rivera, 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 Pico Rivera includes coordinates 33.983069°N, 118.096735°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90660, 90661, 90662. 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. 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.
