Universal City, California Weather
Universal City, 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 Universal City, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Universal City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Universal City is published on the Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) page, 7 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 Universal City 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 Universal City: Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 14 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 15 km · Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) 16 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 30 km · Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (KPMD) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBUR describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Universal City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Universal City, California
Universal City rises from the rolling hills of the San Fernando Valley, a landscape painted in ochre and muted greens, where the Santa Monica Mountains begin their gentle ascent. It lies 2.6 miles east-south-east of Studio City, CA (from Studio City, CA: bearing 105°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Los Angeles. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry warmth, a whisper of the chaparral that clings to the slopes, and a subtle scent of eucalyptus. Sunlight, sharp and bright, catches the edges of the man-made structures, giving them a stark, almost theatrical presence against the vast, pale blue sky. The terrain itself is a study in contrasts, with the natural contours of the land giving way to the purposeful geometry of studios and entertainment complexes, a place where ambition has reshaped the very earth. This is a place born of dreams and celluloid, its economy inextricably tied to the flickering images that have been conjured within its borders for decades. Universal City’s history is a narrative of innovation and spectacle, a testament to the enduring power of storytelling that draws millions to its gates each year. The backlots, like a hidden country within Los Angeles County, hold echoes of countless films, from grand epics to intimate dramas, their narratives now part of the very air. The local character is less about quiet traditions and more about the constant hum of creativity, a perpetual motion machine fueled by imagination, where the mundane is often transmuted into the extraordinary, and the everyday rhythm is punctuated by the roar of a prop plane or the distant sound of a chase scene being filmed.
Live animated radar for Universal City 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 | Universal City, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.138896°N, 118.353412°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91608 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Universal City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Universal City, 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 Universal City includes coordinates 34.138896°N, 118.353412°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 91608. 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.
