Coachella, California Weather
Coachella, 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 for Coachella, Riverside County.
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About Coachella, California
Coachella rises from a vast, sun-baked expanse where the earth cracks with a thirst that the infrequent rains only tease. It lies 3.7 miles south-east of Indio, CA (from Indio, CA: bearing 139°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of La Quinta. The landscape here is a study in earthen tones – ochre dust, pale sage, and the bleached bones of ancient scrub clinging to the alluvial fans that spill down from the surrounding mountains. These imposing, bare-faced peaks, raw and ancient, often wear a crown of haze, their sharp edges softening in the relentless glare. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, dry scent of creosote and the distant hum of unseen insects. Even the shadows cast by the sparse mesquite trees seem to hold a certain weight, a testament to the enduring power of the desert sun. This is a place forged by the rhythms of agriculture, where canals, like silver threads, have coaxed life from the arid soil, turning it into a fertile tapestry of citrus groves and date palms. The fertile valley, once a vast canvas of desert, now hums with the quiet industry of harvests, the legacy of pioneers who saw potential in this challenging terrain. The very name, Coachella, whispers of its history, a place where the ingenuity of human hands has met the stoic endurance of the desert. The local economy, deeply rooted in the land, is a testament to this ongoing dialogue, a careful balance between the bounty of the earth and the ever-present, powerful stillness of the surrounding wilderness.
Live animated radar for Coachella 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.
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| Location | Coachella, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.6803°N, 116.173894°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92236 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coachella, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coachella, 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 Coachella includes coordinates 33.680300°N, 116.173894°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92236. 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.
