Quartzsite, Arizona Weather
Quartzsite, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Quartzsite, La Paz County.
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About Quartzsite, Arizona
Quartzsite sprawls across a wide, flat basin, a place where the earth seems to exhale a dry, mineral warmth. It lies 56.9 miles south of Lake Havasu, AZ (from Lake Havasu, AZ: bearing 175°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north of La Paz Valley. The landscape is a study in muted tones: ochre dust clings to the low-slung buildings, the sparse creosote bushes offer a dusty green against the pale, sun-bleached earth, and the distant mountains, a hazy purple at their peaks, form an unbroken horizon. The air itself feels ancient, carrying the faint, sharp scent of sage and the persistent whisper of wind that sculpts the sand into ephemeral dunes. Even in the cooler hours, a palpable heat radiates from the ground, a constant reminder of the sun's dominion. This desert outpost, Quartzsite, draws its character from the relentless geological forces that shaped it and the hardy souls who have sought their fortune here. Once a stop along historic wagon trails and later a hub for prospectors drawn by the promise of precious metals, its economy now largely revolves around the transient populations that descend upon it during the cooler months. Vast RV parks, like temporary settlements, bloom in the desert, their silver trailers glinting under the vast, indifferent sky, creating a unique, nomadic community. The legacy of mining, though faded, still whispers in the names of the surrounding hills and in the occasional glint of mica in the desert soil, a subtle reminder of the riches that once lured people to this arid expanse.
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| Location | Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.663914°N, 114.229949°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85346, 85359 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Quartzsite, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quartzsite, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Quartzsite includes coordinates 33.663914°N, 114.229949°W, situated in La Paz County. ZIP code 85346, 85359. Telephone area code: 480. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
