Observed 2:00 PM PDT at KPMD

Littlerock, CA weather

Overcast and 63°17°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 23, jacket by 6 PM.

Forecasts differ

Now 63°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the west-northwest. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 5 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air today: 39Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 29.96 inHg1015 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
Low 45°7° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonDown to 60°16° by 5 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 67°19° 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
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	49%	2
Fri 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	33%	1
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	68%	0
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	90%	0
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	61%	77%	0
Fri 7p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	74%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	21%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	11%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	9%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	92%	14%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	8%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	92%	2%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	50%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	1%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	0%	6

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 77°25° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 77°25° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 43°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  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
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–75°.

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

Pallet Creek

5.3 mi

Level: 6.0 ft

Reading from Fri 12:44 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Rock Creek below Pallet Creek

6.9 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Fri 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Rock Creek near Valyermo

11 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Fri 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Santa Clara River at MRCA Bridge

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2188 ft

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 38% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Palmdale Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1934–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SatOct 17
+1°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Littlerock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:23 PM; Morning 6:48–7:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:38–6:48 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 8 PM–6:39 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:27 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:23 AM · rises 4:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Littlerock. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,400 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.