Sunland, California Weather
Sunland, 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 Sunland, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sunland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sunland is published on the Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) page, 9 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 Sunland 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 Sunland: Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 10 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 18 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 31 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 32 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 45 km
Conditions reported at KBUR describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sunland, California
Sunland rests in a valley cradled by the rugged foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a place where the air often carries the scent of sun-baked chaparral and the distant whisper of traffic. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Tujunga, CA (from Tujunga, CA: bearing 322°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-north-west of Glendale. Here, the landscape is a study in contrasts: dry, scrub-covered slopes ascend abruptly towards jagged peaks, their stony faces etched with the passage of countless seasons. Below, the valley floor, though largely developed, retains a sense of openness, with wide streets and generously spaced homes that seem to breathe under the vast Californian sky. The light here has a peculiar quality, especially as evening approaches, turning the dusty greens and greys of the hillsides into a softened, almost bruised purple, a gentle surrender to the encroaching dusk. The history of Sunland is intricately tied to the water that once flowed more freely through its arroyos and the agricultural ambitions it fostered. Once a significant producer of citrus and avocados, its fertile soil was the bedrock of its early economy, a time when orchards painted the valley floor in verdant hues. Remnants of this past can still be found in the occasional mature grove, stubborn survivors against the tide of suburban sprawl. Later, its proximity to the burgeoning entertainment industry in Los Angeles drew a different kind of resident, artists and workers seeking a more tranquil, affordable haven. Today, while the agricultural past is largely a memory, Sunland maintains a character of its own, a collection of neighborhoods with a shared sense of place, where the mountains still loom large, a constant, silent presence defining the horizon and the very spirit of the locality.
Live animated radar for Sunland 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 | Sunland, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.266947°N, 118.3023°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91042, 93257, 91040 |
| Area Code | 661, 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunland, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunland, 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 Sunland includes coordinates 34.266947°N, 118.302300°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91042, 93257, 91040. Telephone area code: 661, 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.
