Observed 3:30 AM PDT at KWJF
Lancaster, CA weather
Clear and 52°11°.
Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°), high 70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°).
Now 52°11°
Clear
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h
- From the west-southwest. About 10 mph17 km/h through 4 PM
- Dew point
- 48°9°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 32Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
- Pressure
- 30 inHg1016 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
TonightNear 47°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 69°21° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 41°5° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 93% | 9% | 0 |
| Fri 5a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 93% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 6a | Mostly clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 38°3° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 90% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 7a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 38°3° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 97% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 8a | Sunny | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 92% | 1% | 0 |
| Fri 9a | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 80% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 69% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 11a | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 63% | 15% | 3 |
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 54% | 13% | 4 |
| Fri 1p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 49% | 26% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 45% | 29% | 4 |
| Fri 3p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 43% | 52% | 2 |
| Fri 4p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 42% | 67% | 1 |
| Fri 5p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 76% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 54% | 51% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Mostly clear | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 61% | 23% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 65% | 16% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 67% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 70% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 73% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 73% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 80% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 85% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 88% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 86% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 83% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 88% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 81% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 1 mph1 km/h | 66% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 53% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 45% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 37% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 34% | 0% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 31% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 29% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 28% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 30% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 35% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 39% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 42% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 45% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 49% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 51% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 61°16°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 61°16°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 54% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 60°16°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 56% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 41°5° to 60°16°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 57% | 0% | 0 |
Days ahead
Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 44°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 45°7°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 15 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 47°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 76°24° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 46°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 75°24° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 49°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 75°24° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 20 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 51°10°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
- 63°17°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 58°15°20% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 55°13°30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
- 47°8°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 65°18°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°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
- 62°17°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 74°23° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 70°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 44°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–77°.
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
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 60% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 10
- 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 48°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Oct 23, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 77°25° / 43°6°
- Forecast high / low
- 70°21° / 44°7°
- Record high
- 93°34° in 1959
- Record low
- 30°−1° in 1984
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +4°+2°SatOct 17
- +1°±0°SunOct 18
- +1°±0°MonOct 19
- +4°+2°TueOct 20
- ±0°WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
Lancaster weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 3 min
- Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:33–6:23 PM
- Morning 6:49–7:39 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:23–6:33 PM
- Morning 6:39–6:49 AM; first light 6:39 AM
Stars tonight? Good
Clear 4:08–6:39 AM; moon 91% lit but below the horizon.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
91% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 4:24 AM · rises 4:37 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
