Woody, California Weather
Woody, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Woody, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Woody is published on the Poso Kern County Airport (KL73) page, 29 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 Woody 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 Woody: Meadows Field (KBFL) 36 km · Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) 37 km · Kern Valley Airport (KL05) 38 km · Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) 39 km · Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 42 km
Conditions reported at KL73 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Woody specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Woody.
About Woody, California
Woody rests in a fold of the earth, where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their slow, deliberate ascent. It lies 22.2 miles north-north-east of Oildale, CA (from Oildale, CA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-south-east of Richgrove. The landscape here is a study in ochre and sage, a palette painted by a sun that has long held sway over this dry expanse. Canyons, etched by ephemeral streams, cleave the rolling terrain, their slopes dusted with the hardy resilience of chaparral and the occasional stoic pine. The air, when it’s not thick with the scent of dust and sun-baked earth, carries the faint, sweet perfume of wild herbs. Evenings here often bring a profound stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grasses, a silence that seems to absorb the day’s heat and hold it, a tangible presence. The history of Woody is woven into the very veins of this land, a narrative of resourcefulness and a quiet persistence. This is a place that has long been shaped by its relationship with the earth, from the early days of prospecting, when the promise of mineral wealth drew hardy souls, to the present, where agriculture, particularly the cultivation of olives and pistachios, forms the backbone of its economy. The land itself, fertile in its own rugged way, yields its bounty to those who understand its rhythms. Woody’s character is that of a place that has weathered the vagaries of time and tide, a small pocket of human endeavor amidst a vast and ancient landscape, holding onto its identity with a gentle, unyielding strength.
Live animated radar for Woody 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 | Woody, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.70412°N, 118.834259°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93287 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Woody, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woody, 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 Woody includes coordinates 35.704120°N, 118.834259°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93287. 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.
