Weedpatch, California Weather
Weedpatch, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Weedpatch, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Weedpatch is published on the Meadows Field (KBFL) page, 25 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 Weedpatch 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 Weedpatch: Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 39 km · Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) 44 km · Tehachapi Municipal Airport (KTSP) 45 km · Mountain Valley Airport (KL94) 47 km · Taft Kern County Airport (KL17) 49 km
Conditions reported at KBFL describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Weedpatch specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Weedpatch.
About Weedpatch, California
Weedpatch lies in a broad, sun-drenched basin where the earth exhales a dry, golden warmth. It lies 9.6 miles south of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-north-west of Arvin. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle unfolding of arid plains that rise with a soft persistence toward the distant, blue-hazed foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains. Sparse, resilient scrub oak and scattered Joshua trees dot the terrain, their gnarled limbs reaching skyward as if in perpetual supplication to the vast, indifferent heavens. The air itself possesses a peculiar stillness, a silence broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grasses or the distant hum of unseen machinery, and in the late afternoon, the sun casts long, painterly shadows that bleed across the baked earth, imbuing the land with a quiet, profound beauty. The history of Weedpatch is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the relentless drive to cultivate it, a story told in the dusty furrows and the weathered barns that stand sentinel over fields of cotton and alfalfa. This place gained a particular resonance during the Dust Bowl era, its name echoing in the narratives of those seeking refuge and a new beginning, a chapter immortalized in Steinbeck’s seminal work. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, still draws its lifeblood from the land, though the rhythms of planting and harvest are now augmented by the steady pulse of oil extraction, a more recent, subterranean wealth. The enduring spirit of Weedpatch is one of resilience, a quiet testament to human perseverance in a landscape that demands respect and rewards diligence with its generous, if sometimes harsh, bounty.
Live animated radar for Weedpatch 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 | Weedpatch, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.238017°N, 118.9151°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93241, 93307 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Weedpatch, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Weedpatch, 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 Weedpatch includes coordinates 35.238017°N, 118.915100°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93241, 93307. 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.
