Lancaster, CA Weather Forecast
Los Angeles County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Lancaster, 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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Lancaster, CA at a glance
Lancaster is home to about 166,236 people in Los Angeles County, across 94 square miles. It ranks 31st by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Palmdale, 8 miles away.
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Population
- 166,236 2023 est.
- Land area
- 94 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,763
- Forecast point
- 34.6936°N, 118.1753°W
How well can the network see Lancaster?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEYX (Edwards AFB, CA), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,100 ft above Lancaster. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KWJF (Lancaster/Fox Arfld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Lancaster
- Palmdale, CA8 mi
- Santa Clarita, CA27 mi
- San Fernando, CA32 mi
- La Cañada Flintridge, CA33 mi
- Tehachapi, CA35 mi
- Glendale, CA36 mi
- California City, CA36 mi
- Burbank, CA36 mi
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