Observed 8:35 AM PDT at KWJF

Lake Hughes, CA weather

Sunny and 48°9°, 11°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 15 mph24 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 6 PM (dry)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 16Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 66°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
Low 49°9° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 64°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 65°18° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	4%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	60%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	2%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	18%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	38%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	41%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	40%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	45%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	65%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	63%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	64%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	59%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	31%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	19%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 71. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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 after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 41°5°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
53°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 73°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.9 in23 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.53 in14 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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
54°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–70°.

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

Elizabeth Canyon Creek

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Castaic Canyon Creek

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mint Canyon

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Bouquet Canyon Creek

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 45

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–5:00 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 11°6° 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

Lake Hughes 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: 5:33–6:23 PM; Morning 6:51–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:41–6:51 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:33 PM–6:42 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northwest from Lake Hughes. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,800 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Hughes, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elizabeth Canyon Creek

Castaic Canyon Creek

Mint Canyon

Bouquet Canyon Creek

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon