US National Weather Service Los Angeles Center Weather Service Unit

05/18/2026

Strong winds may cause strong up and downdrafts, occasionally severe turbulence and low-level wind shear thru tomorrow morning.

05/16/2026

Locally strong northwest winds with surface gusts to 55 knots across the Mojave Desert Slopes, Antelope Valley, and Ventura County Mountains may cause severe turbulence...strong up- and downdrafts...low-level wind shear and mountain wave activity over and southeast of the area.

04/02/2026

Strong winds gusting to 80 knots are expected for Mojave Desert Slopes today through tomorrow noon, and gust to 55 knots for the mountains and valleys of Ventura county tomorrow morning thru evening. There is the potential for low-level wind shear and occasional moderate to severe low-level turbulence, and blowing dust for Mojave and nearby deserts.

02/20/2026

Strong southwest winds with gusts up to 60 mph are expected to produce occasional severe turbulence, up and downdrafts, and mountain waves until tomorrow morning.

02/17/2026

Strong winds with gusts up to 60-70 mph for higher elevations from the Sierras south to the Riverside Mtns, and the southern Nevada and Utah Mtns will bring potential for occasional severe turbulence, up and downdrafts, low-level wind shear, and mountain waves and snow level down to 2500 feet until Thursday morning.

02/16/2026

Major winter storm will bring strong winds with gusts up to 70 mph along with snow for the higher elevations starting Monday 6AM. Potential for severe turbulence exists at 12,000 feet and below along with updrafts and downdrafts and low-level wind shear.

01/20/2026

NWS CWSU Los Angeles/Palmdale is now hiring a meteorologist. Please see the vacancy announcement below.

This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Weather Service (NWS), Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU), Southern Region (SR), Central Region (CR) and Western Region (WR), with one vacancy in each listed location. CWSUs provide weather support to Federal Aviation Administr...

01/08/2026

A potent upper level trough will bring strong N/NNW winds aloft to the ZLA airspace Thursday result in moderate turbulence SFC-FL360 with severe turbulence and mountain wave activities areas east and south facing slopes of the southern Sierras and coastal mountains. LAX and LAS will see strong N/NNW surface winds of 20-30 knots.

12/29/2025

Potential for moderate to severe turbulence and low-level wind shear below 13,000 feet between Sunday 10pm and Monday 3pm due to strong northeast winds 30-40 knots with gusts to 60 knots across the
Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, and San Gabriel mountains and valleys.

12/26/2025

A series of Pacific weather systems will bring areas of low cigs/visby with rain shower and isolated thunderstorms across ZLA today. Expect MOD TURB SFC-FL280 and MOD ICING FZLVL-FL240 for entire ZLA. FZLVL will be FL070-FL090. Lower cigs