Sugarloaf Village, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sugarloaf Village, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for Sugarloaf Village is published on the Kern Valley Airport (KL05) page, 22 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 Sugarloaf Village 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 Sugarloaf Village: Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 45 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 51 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 55 km · Meadows Field (KBFL) 58 km
Conditions reported at KL05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sugarloaf Village specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sugarloaf Village.
Sugarloaf Village lies where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their slow, deliberate rise, a landscape etched by ancient granite and the patient work of water. It lies 27.0 miles south-east of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 17.0 miles north-north-west of Lake Isabella. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked chaparral and the distant promise of pine, a fragrance that sharpens as the afternoon sun begins its descent, casting long, theatrical shadows across the ochre earth. Sagebrush, a tenacious green against the muted tones of the land, clings to slopes that roll and swell like sleeping giants, their flanks scored with the occasional creak of a weathered fence post or the dark, resilient form of an oak. The sky overhead is a vast, unblemished canvas of cerulean, a stark and beautiful contrast to the more intimate, rugged textures of the terrain. The story of Sugarloaf Village is one of enduring spirit, its economy long tied to the earth and the bounty it yields, though the echoes of a more rugged past still linger. For generations, the rich soil and the dependable flow of waterways, even in this arid embrace, supported a thriving agricultural community, the scent of ripening orchards and sun-drenched fields a constant, gentle perfume on the breeze. While the agricultural pulse remains, the quiet hum of residential life now blends with the rustle of leaves in the wind, a testament to the evolving character of this foothill haven. The land itself, a silent witness, holds the memory of those who first worked its contours, their lives woven into the very fabric of the place, a quiet legacy appreciated by those who now call Sugarloaf Village home.
Live animated radar for Sugarloaf Village 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 | Sugarloaf Village, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.825784°N, 118.634255°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93260 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sugarloaf Village, 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 Sugarloaf Village includes coordinates 35.825784°N, 118.634255°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93260. 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.