Porterville, California Weather
Porterville, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Porterville, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for Porterville is published on the Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Porterville 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 Porterville: Mefford Field (KTLR) 30 km · Woodlake Airport (KO42) 38 km · Visalia Municipal Airport (KVIS) 44 km
Conditions reported at KPTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Porterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Porterville, California
Porterville rests at the western edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape where the vast, flat expanse of the Central Valley begins its gentle climb into rugged terrain. It lies 20.9 miles east-south-east of Tulare, CA (from Tulare, CA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.4 miles west-north-west of East Porterville. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry warmth, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of citrus groves and the earthy scent of sun-baked soil. Towering oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, dot the rolling hills, their shadows lengthening across fields of gold and green. The Tule River, a ribbon of life, meanders through the periphery, its presence a constant murmur, a cool counterpoint to the arid embrace of the wider region. The story of Porterville is deeply entwined with the fertile lands it commands, a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, nurturing a robust economy built on the bounty of citrus, olives, and various row crops. This agricultural heritage, established by early settlers seeking fortunes in the rich soil, has shaped the character of Porterville, fostering a sense of grounded resilience and a quiet pride in the land's yield. The town itself, though growing, retains a sense of its past, with older buildings standing alongside modern conveniences, a visual echo of its evolution. Beyond the fields, the proximity to the Sequoias National Park offers a dramatic natural counterpoint, drawing visitors to the towering giants that have stood sentinel for millennia, a reminder of the immense, enduring power of the wild.
Live animated radar for Porterville 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.
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| Location | Porterville, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.06523°N, 119.016768°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93257, 93258 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Porterville, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porterville, 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 Porterville includes coordinates 36.065230°N, 119.016768°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93257, 93258. 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.
