Big River, California Weather
Big River, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Big River, San Bernardino County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big River.
About Big River, California
Big River lies in a shallow basin where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt towards the vast Mojave. It lies 23.9 miles south of Lake Havasu City, AZ (from Lake Havasu City, AZ: bearing 185°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west of Parker. The earth here is a study in muted tones – ochre dust, pale sun-bleached scrub, and the occasional stubborn creosote bush, its leathery leaves holding fast against the dry air. The sky, immense and often a searing, cloudless blue, presses down with a palpable weight, while the distant mountains, jagged and indistinct in the heat haze, form a formidable, ancient wall. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind across the arid terrain and the distant, mechanical hum of an unseen highway, a thin thread of sound stitching this quiet place to the wider world. This stretch of Big River, though lacking the grand pronouncements of a flowing waterway, bears the imprint of a different kind of resourcefulness. For generations, its inhabitants have learned to coax sustenance from this unforgiving landscape, primarily through hardy agriculture that thrives on careful irrigation. The legacy of those who first settled here, drawn by the promise of water and fertile soil, is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of self-reliance and the quiet, industrious rhythm of daily life. The economy, deeply tied to the land and the ongoing challenges of its cultivation, hums with a steady, unpretentious energy, a testament to the resilience found in the heart of the desert.
Live animated radar for Big River and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Big River, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.140016°N, 114.361342°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92242 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big River, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big River, California, 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 Big River includes coordinates 34.140016°N, 114.361342°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92242. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
