Wilmington, California Weather
Wilmington, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Wilmington, Los Angeles County.
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About Wilmington, California
Wilmington, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, lies low and flat, a land given over to the wide sky and the restless breath of the nearby ocean. It lies 2.1 miles east-south-east of Harbor City, CA (from Harbor City, CA: bearing 109°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west-north-west of Long Beach. Its streets, laid out in a grid that feels both practical and slightly weary, are lined with a mix of sturdy, low-slung buildings and the occasional splash of vibrant graffiti. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and industry, a scent that clings to the skin like the fine dust settling on the broad avenues. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Palos Verdes Peninsula rises like a sleeping giant, a soft counterpoint to the sharp angles of shipping cranes that punctuate the eastern horizon. The light, especially as dusk begins to bleed across the sky, takes on a peculiar, almost metallic sheen, reflecting off the vast expanses of asphalt and the shimmering surfaces of the many waterways that snake through the landscape. This is a place where the past is less a monument and more a sediment, layered and accessible. Wilmington’s origins are deeply entwined with the development of the Los Angeles harbor, a sprawling nexus of commerce that has shaped its identity for generations. The economy here, a robust engine of shipping, logistics, and oil refining, hums with a constant, unglamorous energy. The ghosts of its agricultural past, when fields of lima beans and celery stretched to meet the sea, are now largely submerged beneath industrial parks and the asphalt arteries feeding the port. Yet, pockets of resilience remain, like the historic Banning House, a grand Victorian testament to a different era, and the vibrant murals that bloom on unexpected walls, speaking of a diverse and enduring community. The slow, steady rhythm of cargo ships arriving and departing, the rumble of trucks, and the distant call of gulls are the constant soundtrack to life in Wilmington.
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| Location | Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.780018°N, 118.262571°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 90744, 90748 |
| Area Code | 818, 747 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wilmington, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wilmington, 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 Wilmington includes coordinates 33.780018°N, 118.262571°W, situated in Los Angeles County. ZIP code 90744, 90748. 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. 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.
