Palmdale, CA 93590 Weather

Los Angeles County4:51 PM PDT34.58°N, 118.12°W
Flood Advisory until 7:15 PM Wed

Current conditions

Light Rain
63°
Light Rain
Feels like 63°
High 69°·Low 49°
WindSW 10 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point52°
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover67%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:04 AM
Sunset6:12 PM

Observed at Palmdale, Palmdale Production Flight Plant · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday

    Rain showers likely after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Wednesday Night

    Rain showers before 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Thursday

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Chance Rain Showers 63°51%
  2. 5 PM Rain Showers Likely 60°62%
  3. 6 PM Rain Showers Likely 58°62%
  4. 7 PM Rain Showers Likely 61°62%
  5. 8 PM Rain Showers Likely 60°62%
  6. 9 PM Rain Showers Likely 58°62%
  7. 10 PM Rain Showers Likely 55°62%
  8. 11 PM Rain Showers 57°91%
  9. Thu12 AM Rain Showers 57°91%
  10. 1 AM Rain Showers 52°91%
  11. 2 AM Rain Showers 52°91%
  12. 3 AM Rain Showers 52°91%
  13. 4 AM Rain Showers 51°91%
  14. 5 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 51°69%
  15. 6 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 50°69%
  16. 7 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 49°69%
  17. 8 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 49°69%
  18. 9 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 51°69%
  19. 10 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55°69%
  20. 11 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59°46%
  21. 12 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 62°46%
  22. 1 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 63°46%
  23. 2 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64°46%
  24. 3 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64°46%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 19 Clear Clear54°
  2. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny52°79°
  3. TodayOct 21 Rain Showers Likely Rain Showers Likely91%49°69°
  4. ThuOct 22 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely69%47°64°
  5. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny48°68°
  6. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny50°71°
  7. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny50°71°
  8. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny71°
  9. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy52°77°
  10. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy56°76°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

35
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (41)
  • ThuGood (38)

Antelope Vly, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:04 AM
Sunset 6:12 PM
Daylight 11 h 8 min (−2 min 2 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 81% lit
Moonrise 3:42 PM Moonset 2:25 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 6 hrs ago

Synopsis

21/227 AM.

Widespread rain will develop later today and continue into Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms. A weak Santa Ana will develop in the storm's wake by the weekend for dry and warmer conditions.

Long Term (sat-tue)

21/227 AM.

Weak ridging and weak (1 to 3 mb) offshore flow from both the east and north will be in place for the entire xtnd period. The best upper level support will be on Saturday when there will be 30 to 40 mph gusts csts/vlys and as high as 50 mph in the mtns. The winds will be weaker starting Sunday.

High pressure and offshore flow should keep the skies clear.

There will be decent warming on Saturday (4 to 6 degrees) and then 1 or 2 degrees of extra warming Sun and Mon. Tuesday will cool some as the ridge and offshore flow weaken substantially. Cst/Vly temps will be a little above normal while the interior will be several degrees blo normal.

A quick look at the AI long range models shows dry conditions through the end of the month.

Aviation

21/1722Z.

At 1715Z, at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.

Low to moderate confidence in 18Z TAF package. Timing of rain could be off by +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance of MVFR CIGs with the rain.

There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA through the period with the chances spreading south and east this afternoon and evening.

KLAX...Low confidence in 18Z TAF. Timing of rain may be +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period. THere is a 20% chance of TSRA after 00Z. There is 30% chance of an easterly wind component of 7-10 knots after 22Z.

KBUR...Low confidence in 18Z TAF. Timing of rain may be +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period.

Marine

21/713 AM.

For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 70-80% chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds around Point Conception with winds and seas remaining below SCA levels elsewhere. Late Thursday and continuing through Friday night, winds are expected to increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Sunday, winds and seas will remain below SCA levels.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Thursday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. On Friday, there is a 50% chance of SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. On Saturday and Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level southeasterly winds across all the southern Inner Waters. For Thursday through Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most areas. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds on Thursday and Friday.

Today through Thursday, showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact all of the coastal waters. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing gusty/erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts.

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