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Lancaster, California weather · now

86°

Clear

Feels
83°
High / Low
98° / 73°
Wind
54 mph WSW
Humidity
27%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 17% · 11 AM

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ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:10 AM 7:45 PM 13h 35m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Lancaster, California, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 98° with a low near 73°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 98°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 90° 105° ↑ 97° ↓ 74° 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM

  1. 8 AM

    81°

    1%

  2. 10 AM

    90°

    1%

  3. 12 PM

    94°

    17%

  4. 2 PM

    97°

    17%

  5. 4 PM

    96°

    17%

  6. 6 PM

    93°

    5%

  7. 8 PM

    88°

    5%

  8. 10 PM

    82°

    5%

  9. 12 AM

    82°

    1%

  10. 2 AM

    79°

    1%

  11. 4 AM

    76°

    1%

  12. 6 AM

    75°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17% 98° · 73°
    1. 8 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 1%
    2. 9 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 1%
    3. 10 AM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    4. 11 AM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    5. 12 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 1 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    7. 2 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    8. 3 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    9. 4 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    10. 5 PM 96° Sunny 5%
    11. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 5%
    12. 7 PM 90° Mostly Clear 5%
    13. 8 PM 88° Mostly Clear 5%
    14. 9 PM 83° Mostly Clear 5%
    15. 10 PM 82° Mostly Clear 5%
    16. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 1%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 10% 91° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 1%
    2. 1 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 1%
    4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 1%
    5. 4 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 75° Partly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 74° Partly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 78° Partly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 80° Partly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 86° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 77° Partly Cloudy
  3. Thu 8/13 Sunny 0% 86° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 76° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 75° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 74° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 71° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 68° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 69° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 83° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 86° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 87° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 87° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 86° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 85° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 77° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 74° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 72° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 71° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 1% 88° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 69° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 64° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 64° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 65° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 67° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 76° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 81° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 86° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 88° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 88° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 87° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 85° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 75° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 74° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 73° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 72° Mostly Clear
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 1% 91° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 65° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 65° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 66° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 67° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 70° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 74° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 1%
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 1%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 1%
    22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 1%
    23. 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 1%
    24. 11 PM 75° Mostly Clear 1%
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 0% 92° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 72° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 68° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 69° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 71° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 78° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 91° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 91° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 89° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 86° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 83° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 79° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 77° Mostly Clear
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny 0% 92° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 74° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 72° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 91° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 91° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 89° Mostly Sunny
    19. 6 PM 86° Partly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 1% 101° · 75°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 2% 99° · 75°
  3. Thu 8/20 Sunny 1% 96° · 67°
  4. Fri 8/21 Sunny 1% 95° · 68°
  5. Sat 8/22 Sunny 10% 98° · 69°
  6. Sun 8/23 Mostly Sunny 9% 101° · 72°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 10% 103° · 76°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 10% 101° · 77°
  9. Wed 8/26 Sunny 19% 99° · 73°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Thursday, 8/13

Sunny, 86° / 64°

  1. Tomorrow91°68°
  2. Thu86°64°
  3. Fri88°65°
  4. Sat91°67°
  5. Sun92°69°
  6. Mon92°69°

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Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Lancaster

Lancaster in August typically averages 97° highs and 68° lows, with about 1 day of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 97°); the coldest is January (average low 36°). March is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan58°36°3
Feb65°42°5
Mar73°47°6
Apr73°48°3
May83°55°2
Jun91°63°0
Jul96°67°0
Aug97°68°1
Sep90°63°2
Oct81°54°1
Nov65°43°3
Dec63°40°3

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LOX 163,72
Radar station
KEYX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
34.687, -118.154