Big Bear Lake, CA Weather Forecast
San Bernardino County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Big Bear Lake, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Big Bear Lake, CA at a glance
Big Bear Lake is home to about 5,007 people in San Bernardino County, across 6.2 square miles. It ranks 428th by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Yucaipa, 17 miles away.
- County
- San Bernardino County
- Population
- 5,007 2023 est.
- Land area
- 6.2 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 802
- Forecast point
- 34.2429°N, 116.8939°W
How well can the network see Big Bear Lake?
The nearest Doppler radar is KSOX (Santa Ana Mountains, CA), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,700 ft above Big Bear Lake. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KL35 (Big Bear City Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Big Bear Lake
- Yucaipa, CA17 mi
- Highland, CA18 mi
- Calimesa, CA20 mi
- Banning, CA21 mi
- Redlands, CA21 mi
- San Bernardino, CA24 mi
- Loma Linda, CA25 mi
- Beaumont, CA26 mi
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