South Pasadena, California Weather
South Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Pasadena. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Pasadena is published on the San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) page, 11 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 South Pasadena 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 Pasadena: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 21 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 29 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 30 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 33 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 57 km
Conditions reported at KEMT describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Pasadena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South Pasadena, California
South Pasadena unfolds as a quiet testament to a particular California dream, where the San Gabriel foothills rise with a gentle, yet insistent, presence. It lies 2.0 miles north-west of Alhambra, CA (from Alhambra, CA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of Los Angeles. The air here carries a faint, dry perfume of eucalyptus and sun-baked earth, a scent that clings to the stucco walls of bungalows and the broad leaves of jacaranda trees. Streetlights cast a warm, amber glow onto sidewalks worn smooth by generations of walkers, and the distant murmur of traffic from the larger city beyond serves as a constant, low hum beneath the chirping of unseen insects. The landscape, a subtle interplay of rolling hills and flatter stretches, feels both contained and expansive, offering glimpses of distant mountains through the mature canopy of trees that line its residential streets. This enclave, once part of the sprawling ranchos of Spanish California, found its identity in the late 19th century, a burgeoning community drawn by the promise of fertile land and the burgeoning railway lines. Its early economy was rooted in agriculture, particularly citrus groves that once carpeted the surrounding hillsides, a legacy still whispered in the names of streets and the occasional gnarled tree that remains. Today, South Pasadena thrives as a bedroom community, its distinctive character defined by its well-preserved architecture, a collection of Craftsman bungalows and Spanish Colonial Revival homes that speak of a quieter, more deliberate era. The local cinema, a beloved landmark, has long been a gathering place, fostering a palpable sense of shared history and a gentle, almost pastoral rhythm that persists even as the wider world rushes past.
Live animated radar for South Pasadena 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 Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.11612°N, 118.150349°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91030, 91031 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Pasadena, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Pasadena, 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 Pasadena includes coordinates 34.116120°N, 118.150349°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91030, 91031. 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. 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.
