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Palmdale, California weather · now

88°

Clear

Feels
85°
High / Low
96° / 72°
Wind
54 mph SW
Humidity
26%
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 Palmdale, California, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 96° with a low near 72°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 96°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

65° 85° 100° ↑ 94° ↓ 73° 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM

  1. 8 AM

    80°

    1%

  2. 10 AM

    88°

    1%

  3. 12 PM

    92°

    17%

  4. 2 PM

    94°

    17%

  5. 4 PM

    94°

    17%

  6. 6 PM

    92°

    6%

  7. 8 PM

    87°

    6%

  8. 10 PM

    82°

    6%

  9. 12 AM

    81°

    1%

  10. 2 AM

    79°

    1%

  11. 4 AM

    76°

    1%

  12. 6 AM

    74°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17% 96° · 72°
    1. 8 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 1%
    2. 9 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 1%
    3. 10 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
    4. 11 AM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    5. 12 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 1 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    7. 2 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    8. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    9. 4 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    10. 5 PM 94° Sunny 6%
    11. 6 PM 92° Mostly Clear 6%
    12. 7 PM 89° Mostly Clear 6%
    13. 8 PM 87° Mostly Clear 6%
    14. 9 PM 82° Mostly Clear 6%
    15. 10 PM 82° Mostly Clear 6%
    16. 11 PM 81° Mostly Cloudy 1%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 10% 90° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 77° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 85° Partly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 86° Partly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 88° Partly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 88° Partly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 88° Partly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    23. 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 75° Mostly Cloudy
  3. Thu 8/13 Sunny 0% 85° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 67° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 67° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 72° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 82° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 85° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 86° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 86° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 85° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 84° 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 70° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 69° Partly Cloudy
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 1% 86° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 66° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 64° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 63° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 63° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 64° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 66° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 69° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 74° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 78° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 82° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 84° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 86° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 86° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 84° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 75° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 73° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 71° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 70° Mostly Clear
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny 1% 90° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 67° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 66° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 64° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 64° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 65° 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 83° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 88° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 73° Mostly Clear 1%
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 1% 91° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 72° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 70° 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 82° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 85° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 88° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 89° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 90° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 88° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 75° Mostly Clear
  7. Mon 8/17 Mostly Sunny 0% 90° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 74° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 72° 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 86° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 88° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 90° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 88° Mostly Sunny
    19. 6 PM 85° Partly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 1% 99° · 76°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 2% 97° · 76°
  3. Thu 8/20 Sunny 1% 94° · 70°
  4. Fri 8/21 Sunny 1% 94° · 69°
  5. Sat 8/22 Sunny 10% 97° · 71°
  6. Sun 8/23 Mostly Sunny 9% 99° · 74°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 10% 100° · 78°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 10% 99° · 79°
  9. Wed 8/26 Sunny 19% 97° · 76°

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, 85° / 63°

  1. Tomorrow90°66°
  2. Thu85°63°
  3. Fri86°64°
  4. Sat90°66°
  5. Sun91°68°
  6. Mon90°68°

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Palmdale

Palmdale in August typically averages 95° highs and 68° lows, with about 1 day of rain. The hottest stretch is August (average high 95°); the coldest is January (average low 38°). March is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan58°38°4
Feb64°44°5
Mar71°48°6
Apr71°48°4
May80°54°2
Jun88°62°0
Jul93°66°1
Aug95°68°1
Sep88°64°2
Oct80°56°2
Nov64°45°5
Dec63°44°4

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 96. 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 90. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LOX 164,67
Radar station
KEYX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
34.579, -118.117