Weldon, California Weather
Weldon, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Weldon, Kern County.
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About Weldon, California
Weldon lies at the feet of the southern Sierra Nevada, a scattered collection of homes and businesses where the arid scrubland begins its slow, determined climb towards higher elevations. It lies 34.9 miles west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of Wofford Heights. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of ochre, sienna, and pale dust, broken by the stoic resilience of Joshua trees and the thorny embrace of creosote. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, often swirl across the baking flats, catching the sharp, unfiltered sunlight that can be both a blessing and a burden. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, mineral scent of sun-baked rock and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of unseen life clinging to the harsh terrain. The history of Weldon is inextricably tied to the whispers of gold and the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune in these rugged hills. Though the boom times have long since faded, a sense of hardy self-reliance persists, a legacy forged in the crucible of hardscrabble living. The local economy, once fueled by mining and agriculture that wrested sustenance from the unforgiving soil, now finds its pulse in a more modest rhythm, supporting the needs of residents and the occasional traveler drawn to the stark beauty of the surrounding landscape. Weldon is a place where the past lingers in the names of long-abandoned claims and in the quiet dignity of its people, a testament to a life lived close to the bone, under a vast and indifferent sky.
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| Location | Weldon, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.665786°N, 118.290358°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93283 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Weldon, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Weldon, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Weldon includes coordinates 35.665786°N, 118.290358°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93283. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
