Brawley, California Weather
Brawley, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Brawley, Imperial County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Brawley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Brawley is published on the Brawley Municipal Airport (KBWC) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Brawley 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 Brawley: Imperial County Airport (KIPL) 16 km · Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (KCLR) 17 km · El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) (KNJK) 21 km · Calexico International Airport (KCXL) 34 km · Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) 49 km
Conditions reported at KBWC describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brawley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Brawley, California
Brawley lies in a vast expanse of California's Imperial Valley, where the sun, a fierce yet benevolent eye, presides over a landscape sculpted by irrigation and tenacious cultivation. It lies 13.0 miles north of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Imperial. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, a stark contrast to the distant, hazy mountains that form a rugged horizon. Canals, like silver threads, crisscross the flat terrain, carrying the lifeblood of the region to fields that stretch, impossibly green, under the wide, cerulean sky. The air, often dry and carrying the faint scent of sun-baked earth and ripening crops, hums with a quiet energy, a testament to the constant, vital work of making the desert bloom. The story of Brawley is inextricably bound to the Imperial Canal, a feat of engineering that transformed this arid basin into one of America's most productive agricultural regions. Founded in the early 20th century, Brawley quickly became a hub for the burgeoning farming economy, processing and shipping the bounty of lettuce, cantaloupe, and other crops that thrive in the valley's intense sunshine. The local character is one of pragmatic resilience and a deep connection to the land, where generations have learned to coax life from what was once considered unforgiving desert. The town itself, with its modest buildings and wide streets, reflects a history of steady growth, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, and the promise of a good harvest hangs palpably in the warm, dry air.
Live animated radar for Brawley 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 | Brawley, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.978657°N, 115.530267°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92227 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brawley, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brawley, 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 Brawley includes coordinates 32.978657°N, 115.530267°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92227. 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. 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.
