Stebbins, California Weather
Stebbins, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stebbins, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Stebbins is published on the Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) page, 16 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 Stebbins 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 Stebbins: Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) 16 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 24 km · Wasco Kern County Airport (KL19) 24 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 27 km · Taft Kern County Airport (KL17) 32 km
Conditions reported at KMIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stebbins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stebbins.
About Stebbins, California
Stebbins lies at the western edge of a wide, sun-baked basin, where the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada begin their gentle, scrub-choked ascent. It lies 13.1 miles south of Wasco, CA (from Wasco, CA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-south-west of Shafter. The land here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, punctuated by the stark, skeletal forms of Joshua trees and the tenacious grip of brittlebush. A fine, persistent dust coats everything, a testament to the dry air and the almost constant whisper of wind that shapes the sparse vegetation and carries the scent of sage. The sky, a vast expanse of pale blue during the day, deepens to an astonishing indigo at dusk, where the first pinpricks of starlight seem to ignite with an almost palpable intensity. The silence is profound, broken only by the distant hum of an unseen highway or the rustle of a lizard across sun-warmed rock. The history of Stebbins is inextricably linked to the veins of gold that once pulsed beneath this rugged terrain, a legacy that echoes in the weathered storefronts and the occasional abandoned mine shaft that scars the surrounding hillsides. Prospectors, drawn by the promise of fortune, were the first to leave their mark, their dreams etched into the very contours of the land. Today, the economy of Stebbins has shifted, finding its footing in the cultivation of a surprisingly resilient strain of olives, their silver-green leaves shimmering in the relentless sun, and in the quiet tourism drawn by the stark, untamed beauty of the surrounding wilderness. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather, it’s a quiet undercurrent to the present, a reminder of the enduring spirit that has always found a home in this remote corner of California.
Live animated radar for Stebbins 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 | Stebbins, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.405648°N, 119.314122°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93314 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stebbins, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stebbins, 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 Stebbins includes coordinates 35.405648°N, 119.314122°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93314. 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.
