Observed 3:30 AM PDT at KPMD

Palmdale, CA weather

Clear and 52°11°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southwest. 813–10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–2 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 32Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.99 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 67°19° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 47°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 2 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by midnight · rain chance 10% · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 2 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 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	9%	0
Fri 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	95%	8%	0
Fri 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	98%	6%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	5%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	4%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	4%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	4%	2
Fri 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	25%	4
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	35%	4
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	45%	4
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	45%	2
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	41%	1
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	73%	0
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	65%	2
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	48%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	27%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	43%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	10%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	13%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	14%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	16%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	6%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	3%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	36%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	29%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 60°16°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 60°16°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 60°16°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	53%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 77°25° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. 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 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. 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 76.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°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, 59°15°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
51°11°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 40°4°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 46°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 48°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–76°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 54% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 42

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

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 4:23 AM · rises 4:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Palmdale. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,500 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.