Tehachapi, CA Weather Forecast
Kern County, California
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Tehachapi, 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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Tehachapi, CA at a glance
Tehachapi is home to about 10,881 people in Kern County, across 10 square miles. It ranks 364th by population of 450 places in California with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Arvin, 22 miles away.
- County
- Kern County
- Population
- 10,881 2023 est.
- Land area
- 10 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,061
- Forecast point
- 35.1430°N, 118.4460°W
How well can the network see Tehachapi?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEYX (Edwards AFB, CA), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 3,600 ft above Tehachapi. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KTSP (Tehachapi Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Tehachapi
- Arvin, CA22 mi
- California City, CA33 mi
- Lancaster, CA35 mi
- Bakersfield, CA36 mi
- Palmdale, CA43 mi
- Shafter, CA49 mi
- Santa Clarita, CA50 mi
- Taft, CA55 mi
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