Smith Corner, California Weather
Smith Corner, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Smith Corner, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Smith Corner is published on the Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Smith Corner 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 Smith Corner: Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 17 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 19 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 21 km · Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) 23 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 30 km
Conditions reported at KMIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smith Corner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Smith Corner, California
Smith Corner lies at the edge of a vast, sun-baked landscape where the earth remembers the sea. It lies 8.7 miles south-south-east of Wasco, CA (from Wasco, CA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south-south-west of Shafter. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a place where low-lying hills, softened by countless seasons of wind and sun, roll towards a horizon that seems to stretch into eternity. Sparse stands of Joshua trees, their arms raised in a silent, enduring prayer, punctuate the scrub-covered plains, while the air, even in the cooler months, carries a dry, almost brittle warmth that whispers of the arid climate. The sky above Smith Corner is an immense canvas, shifting from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to a dramatic theatre of bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun begins its descent, painting the clouds with a fleeting, ethereal beauty. The history of Smith Corner is deeply entwined with the thirst of the land and the ingenuity of those who sought to quench it. Once a vital stop for prospectors and stagecoach travelers traversing the rugged terrain in search of fortune, its economy now finds its pulse in the steady rhythm of agriculture, primarily the cultivation of hardy olives and the raising of cattle. The faint scent of dry grass and distant livestock hangs in the air, a constant reminder of the enduring connection to the soil. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the resilience etched into the very character of Smith Corner speaks volumes of its past and present, a testament to a quiet persistence in a challenging, yet undeniably beautiful, corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Smith Corner 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 | Smith Corner, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.478292°N, 119.278721°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93263 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smith Corner, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smith Corner, 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 Smith Corner includes coordinates 35.478292°N, 119.278721°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93263. 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.
