Westwood, California Weather
Westwood, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Westwood, Los Angeles County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Westwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Westwood is published on the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Westwood 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 Westwood: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (KBUR) 18 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 18 km · Whiteman Airport (KWHP) 23 km · San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) 37 km
Conditions reported at KSMO describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Westwood.
About Westwood, California
Westwood rises from the chaparral-dusted hills, a district where the sun, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a honeyed glow upon the stuccoed facades and manicured lawns. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Beverly Hills, CA (from Beverly Hills, CA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-south-west of Hollywood. The terrain here is not flat; it rolls and dips, offering glimpses of the distant, cerulean Pacific through the leafy canopy of eucalyptus and oak. A gentle breeze, often carrying the faint, briny scent of the ocean from miles away, rustles through the palm fronds that punctuate the urban landscape, a subtle reminder of the vastness that lies beyond the immediate, vibrant life of Westwood. The air itself feels alive, a mixture of exhaust fumes from the perpetual flow of traffic and the sweeter perfume of blooming bougainvillea that spills over garden walls. This is a place where knowledge and commerce have long intertwined, its identity deeply shaped by the presence of a world-renowned university, its sprawling campus a vibrant heart that pulses with scholarly pursuit and youthful energy. The local economy, historically tied to the growth of Los Angeles, now thrives on a diverse blend of academia, research, and the service industries that cater to its students, faculty, and the surrounding affluent neighborhoods. Westwood Village, a Spanish Colonial Revival gem, stands as a testament to an earlier era of ambition and design, its iconic movie palaces and charming arcades hinting at a past filled with Hollywood glamour and burgeoning cultural influence. The echoes of countless footsteps, from Nobel laureates to aspiring actors, seem to linger in the shaded walkways and bustling plazas, a palpable sense of history woven into the very fabric of its modern existence.
Live animated radar for Westwood 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 | Westwood, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.056121°N, 118.430635°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90024, 96137 |
| Area Code | 213, 323, 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westwood, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westwood, 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 Westwood includes coordinates 34.056121°N, 118.430635°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90024, 96137. Telephone area code: 213, 323, 530. 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.
