Palmdale, California Weather
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Palmdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:29 PM PST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——74°46°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——75°47°+1°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——72°50°-3°
- FridayNov 13Overcast48%—67°53°-5°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Showers48%0.18″57°48°-10°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——61°48°+4°
- MondayNov 16Drizzle45%0.07″61°47°0°
Air quality now AQI 28 · Good
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 7:58 AM
- Moonset
- 5:00 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Palmdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 60°F (high 74°F, low 46°F), 3°F above the 57°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 10 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 1 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Palmdale
- Tue74°46°0%
- Wed75°47°0%
- Thu72°50°3%
- Fri67°53°25%
- Sat57°48°25%
- Sun61°48°10%
- Mon61°47°46%
- Tue52°44°32%
- Wed60°45°26%
- Thu57°48°26%
- Fri56°48°19%
- Sat57°45°5%
- Sun58°44°13%
- Mon61°46°13%
- Tue68°49°10%
- Wed63°48°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Palmdale
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Palmdale — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 19) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Palmdale
Palmdale sits in Los Angeles County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 28m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 50m — a swing of +4h 38m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 37 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Palmdale tracks is Lancaster, roughly 8 miles to the NNW.
Air quality in Palmdale
Air quality in Palmdale’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 67). See the full air-quality history for Palmdale.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| June | beans, squash | peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Palmdale, July runs warmest near 82°F and December coldest around 47°F, while February is the wettest month (2.5 inches) and June the driest (0.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 2.1″ |
| February | 50° | 2.5″ |
| March | 53° | 2.1″ |
| April | 60° | 1.0″ |
| May | 68° | 0.3″ |
| June | 75° | 0.1″ |
| July | 82° | 0.3″ |
| August | 81° | 0.5″ |
| September | 76° | 0.3″ |
| October | 67° | 0.3″ |
| November | 55° | 1.0″ |
| December | 47° | 1.8″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Desert View Highlands, CA, Quartz Hill, CA, Lancaster, CA
Palmdale swings from 47°F in January to 82°F in July (34°F) per modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo); precipitation in Palmdale runs about 12.3 inches.
Palmdale's moisture rides winter storm tracks: February brings 2.5 inches, while June sees only 0.1 inches in the dry warm season. That cool-season-wet pattern aligns Palmdale with places like Desert View Highlands, CA, Quartz Hill, CA and Lancaster, CA.
Once Palmdale passes March 10, freezes fade and Palmdale's beds take lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Palmdale's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Palmdale's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Palmdale near November 19, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Palmdale freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Desert View Highlands, CA, Quartz Hill, CA, Lancaster, CA, Acton, CA, Littlerock, CA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Palmdale?
- In Palmdale, expect the last spring frost near March 10; Palmdale's first autumn frost comes around November 19.
- What is the rainy season in Palmdale?
- February is the wettest month in Palmdale, about 2.5 inches on average; the year totals roughly 12 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Palmdale?
- July is Palmdale's warmest month, averaging about 82°F.
- What is the coldest month in Palmdale?
- Palmdale bottoms out in December, with a mean near 47°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Palmdale?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at March 10 in Palmdale; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- What hardiness zone is Palmdale?
- Palmdale sits in the USDA zone set by December lows near 47°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Palmdale?
- Palmdale's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Palmdale?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Palmdale in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Palmdale?
- Current conditions for Palmdale and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Palmdale forecast updated?
- The Palmdale forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Palmdale?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Palmdale are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Palmdale?
- The next few days in Palmdale's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Palmdale sits at 34.6°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Palmdale
- 93550
- 93551
- 93552
- 93590
- 93591
- 93599