West Whittier-Los Nietos, 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Whittier-Los Nietos. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Whittier-Los Nietos is published on the Compton Woodley Airport (KCPM) page, 19 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos: Long Beach International Airport (KLGB) 19 km · Los Alamitos Army Air Field (KSLI) 21 km · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) 25 km · Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) 32 km · Zamperini Field (KTOA) 32 km
Conditions reported at KCPM describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Whittier-Los Nietos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
West Whittier-Los Nietos unfolds under a vast Southern California sky, a landscape where the flatlands stretch toward distant, hazy foothills. It lies 1.7 miles east-south-east of Pico Rivera, CA (from Pico Rivera, CA: bearing 107°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of East Los Angeles. The air here often carries a faint, dry warmth, a whisper of the vastness beyond the urban sprawl, and the sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, can cast a honeyed glow on the low-slung buildings and manicured lawns. This is a place of practical streets, where the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the occasional passing train, its mournful whistle a reminder of journeys both taken and yet to come. Mature trees, remnants of a greener past, offer pockets of shade, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets shared amongst neighbors. The story of West Whittier-Los Nietos is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that once defined this region, a history rooted in agriculture and the promise of opportunity. For generations, citrus groves and vegetable fields flourished here, feeding the burgeoning cities of Los Angeles County. Today, while the agricultural fields have largely yielded to residential development and light industrial parks, the echoes of that past persist in the sturdy, unpretentious character of the neighborhoods. The local economy now relies on a mix of small businesses and distribution centers, a pragmatic engine that keeps West Whittier-Los Nietos moving forward, a place where the legacy of hard work and community spirit remains a quiet, yet enduring, cornerstone.
Live animated radar for West Whittier-Los Nietos 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 | West Whittier-Los Nietos, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.9759°N, 118.0689°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90606 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Whittier-Los Nietos, 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos includes coordinates 33.975900°N, 118.068900°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90606. Telephone area code: 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.