Colton, California Weather
Colton, 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 Colton, San Bernardino County.
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About Colton, California
Colton rests in the shadow of mountains that rise with a dry, persistent grace, their slopes a study in ochre and sage under a sky that often burns a fierce, unyielding blue. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-west of San Bernardino, CA (from San Bernardino, CA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Riverside. The air here carries the scent of dust and distant citrus groves, a subtle sweetness that the relentless sun can never quite erase. The terrain itself is a study in subtle contrasts: flatlands that stretch towards the horizon, occasionally broken by the low, scrub-dotted hills that seem to cling to the earth with a weathered resilience. As dusk descends, a peculiar, almost ethereal light often bathes the landscape, softening the sharp edges of the distant peaks and casting long, languid shadows across the dusty roads. The history of Colton is inextricably linked to the iron veins that once pulsed through this region, a legacy whispered in the weathered facades of its older buildings and the enduring presence of the railroad that shaped its very foundations. For decades, this was a vital nexus, a place where goods and dreams converged, fueling a local economy that once thrived on the grit and labor of its inhabitants. Today, while the echoes of that industrial past still resonate, Colton has diversified, its character now a blend of hardy resilience and a quiet determination to forge a future. The town retains a distinct sense of place, a feeling that its story is still being written, not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, unhurried rhythm of everyday life unfolding under the vast California sky.
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| Location | Colton, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.073902°N, 117.313655°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92324 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colton, 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 Colton includes coordinates 34.073902°N, 117.313655°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92324. Telephone area code: 909. 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.
