Argus, California Weather
Argus, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Argus, San Bernardino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Argus. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Argus is published on the China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) page, 28 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Argus have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Argus: Inyokern Airport (KIYK) 40 km
Conditions reported at KNID describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Argus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Argus.
About Argus, California
Argus lies at the edge of a vast, ancient basin, where the earth stretches out in wide, sun-baked plains that rise and fall with the subtle contours of a sleeping giant. It lies 17.7 miles east-north-east of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-south-east of Searles Valley. The air here carries a dry, crisp scent, a blend of creosote bush and distant dust, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a way of softening the sharp edges of the distant mountains, painting them in hues of lavender and rose. Sagebrush, tenacious and low-slung, dots the landscape, its silvery-green leaves a muted counterpoint to the ochre and sienna of the soil, and a lone hawk often circles overhead, a silent sentinel against the immense, cerulean sky. The history of Argus is written not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of the land’s bounty. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the earth, to the careful cultivation of crops that thrive in this arid climate, and to the careful extraction of minerals that lie hidden beneath the surface. Small, independent ranches and mines, some still in the hands of families who have worked this soil for decades, form the backbone of the local character. The rhythm of life in Argus is one of patient endurance, of understanding the long, slow cycles of nature and the quiet satisfaction of a hard day’s work, a rhythm that has shaped the very soul of this particular corner of San Bernardino County.
Live animated radar for Argus and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Argus, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.747177°N, 117.395335°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93562 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Argus, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Argus, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Argus includes coordinates 35.747177°N, 117.395335°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 93562. Telephone area code: 760. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
