South El Monte, California Weather
South El Monte, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for South El Monte, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South El Monte. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South El Monte is published on the San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) page, 4 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 South El Monte 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 South El Monte: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 33 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 38 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 41 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 44 km
Conditions reported at KEMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South El Monte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South El Monte, California
South El Monte lies in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the San Gabriel Mountains begin their gentle descent towards the sprawling Los Angeles basin. It lies 1.6 miles south-west of El Monte, CA (from El Monte, CA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-east of Pasadena. The landscape here is a study in the interplay of urban sprawl and the enduring presence of water, with the San Gabriel River charting a winding, often reedy course through the periphery. Dry arroyos, etched by infrequent but powerful rains, scar the otherwise flat terrain, hinting at the raw power of nature that shapes this semi-arid environment. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, dusty warmth, punctuated by the distant hum of traffic and the closer, everyday sounds of residential life – the drone of lawnmowers, the laughter of children, the occasional bark of a dog. This stretch of land, once part of the vast ranches that characterized early Southern California, has evolved into a community with roots stretching back to agricultural beginnings. The local economy, while now largely a mosaic of small businesses and light industrial enterprises, still carries echoes of its farming past, with remnants of citrus groves sometimes peeking through modern developments. The San Gabriel River, though channeled and managed, remains a defining feature, a ribbon of green that offers a quiet counterpoint to the surrounding urbanity. South El Monte, a place of working families and diverse neighborhoods, has built its character not on grand pronouncements, but on the steady, quiet rhythm of daily life, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their homes here.
Live animated radar for South El Monte 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 | South El Monte, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.051955°N, 118.046734°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91733 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South El Monte, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South El Monte, 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 South El Monte includes coordinates 34.051955°N, 118.046734°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91733. Telephone area code: 818, 747. 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.
