Poplar, California Weather
Poplar, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Poplar, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for Poplar is published on the Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Poplar 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 Poplar: Mefford Field (KTLR) 20 km · Visalia Municipal Airport (KVIS) 37 km · Woodlake Airport (KO42) 39 km · Hanford Municipal Airport (KHJO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KPTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Poplar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Poplar.
About Poplar, California
Poplar rests in the broad, fertile heart of California's Central Valley, a place where the earth itself seems to exhale a gentle warmth. It lies 7.1 miles west of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of East Porterville. The landscape here is a testament to the patient work of water and sun, a patchwork of fields stretching to the horizon, their colors shifting with the seasons—vibrant greens of alfalfa in spring, the golden blush of ripening wheat in summer. Distant, hazy mountains, the Sierra Nevada range, form a grand, understated backdrop, their peaks softened by the pervasive, golden light that filters through the valley's clear air. The sky above Poplar is an immense canvas, often a brilliant, cloudless blue, but at dusk, it can ignite with hues of rose and amethyst, painting the quiet land in ephemeral glory. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of irrigated soil and the subtle perfume of blossoms from nearby orchards, a promise of the bounty to come. The story of Poplar is deeply entwined with the agricultural ingenuity that transformed this valley into one of the nation's most productive breadbaskets. For generations, the rich alluvial soil, deposited by ancient rivers, has sustained a vibrant economy built on the cultivation of cotton, citrus, and a variety of row crops. This legacy of hard work and reliance on the land is etched into the character of Poplar, fostering a spirit of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the cycles of nature. The very rhythm of life here is dictated by the planting and harvesting, a steady, unhurried beat that resonates through the community. While not a place of grand monuments, Poplar possesses a distinct charm, found in the weathered facades of its older buildings and the friendly wave of a passing farmer, each element whispering tales of a past that continues to nourish the present.
Live animated radar for Poplar 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 | Poplar, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.053286°N, 119.143162°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93257 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Poplar, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poplar, 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 Poplar includes coordinates 36.053286°N, 119.143162°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93257. 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.
