Coachella, California Weather
Coachella, 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 Coachella, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Coachella. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Coachella is published on the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) page, 6 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 Coachella 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 Coachella: Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 12 km · Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) 35 km · Chiriaco Summit Airport (KL77) 43 km · Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) 53 km · Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTRM describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coachella specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
