Boron, California Weather
Boron, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Boron, Kern County.
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About Boron, California
Boron sits as a quiet sentinel in the high desert, a place where the earth shows its bones under a sky that stretches on forever. It lies 31.9 miles north-north-west of Adelanto, CA (from Adelanto, CA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 14.6 miles east-north-east of Edwards AFB. The landscape here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a rugged terrain sculpted by wind and sun where hardy scrub brush clings to the parched soil. Low, rolling hills, more like gentle swells than imposing mountains, give way to a vast, flat expanse that seems to absorb the very light. The air, when the wind stirs, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the mineral sharpness of the exposed rock. During the long afternoons, the sun beats down with an insistent warmth, bleaching the colors from the sparse vegetation and casting sharp, unwavering shadows that shrink and lengthen with the slow march of the day. The story of Boron is inextricably linked to the treasures hidden beneath its dusty surface, a history born of boom and the relentless pursuit of minerals. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the extraction of borates, a legacy that has shaped the very character of the place, imbuing it with a certain grit and resilience. The town itself, though small, hums with a quiet purpose, a reflection of the industry that sustains it. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a measured rhythm that allows for a deep appreciation of the vast, open skies and the stark, enduring beauty of the Mojave.
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| Location | Boron, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.99942°N, 117.649782°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93516, 93596 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boron, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boron, 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 Boron includes coordinates 34.999420°N, 117.649782°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93516, 93596. 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. 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.
