Observed 1:35 PM PDT at KPMD

Desert View Highlands, CA weather

Sunny and 66°19°.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph16 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Was high 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.04 inHg1017 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	32%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	2%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	27%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	28%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	31%	40%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	43%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	69%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	61%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	41%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	56%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	34%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 50°10° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	3
Mon 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	0%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	30%	0%	5

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 73°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–73°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Santa Clara River at MRCA Bridge

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2188 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Pallet Creek

16 mi

Level: 6.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:16 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Rock Creek below Pallet Creek

17 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Mint Canyon

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 45

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lancaster · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°±0°SunOct 18
+1°±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Desert View Highlands weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:22 PM; Morning 6:50–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:40–6:50 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:32 PM–6:41 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Desert View Highlands. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,800 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.