Fort Irwin, California Weather
Fort Irwin, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Irwin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Irwin is published on the Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (KBYS) page, 5 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. 2 airfields within reach of Fort Irwin 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 Fort Irwin: Barstow Daggett Airport (KDAG) 46 km
Conditions reported at KBYS describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Irwin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Irwin.
About Fort Irwin, California
Fort Irwin rises from the arid heart of the Mojave Desert, a stark and formidable landscape where the earth cracks open to reveal ancient, sun-baked strata. It lies 31.6 miles north-east of Barstow, CA (from Barstow, CA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-west of Midway. Jagged peaks, the color of dried blood and ochre, claw at a sky that seems impossibly vast and intensely blue, a constant, silent testament to geological ages. The terrain is a study in muted palettes: dusty creosote bushes cling tenaciously to life, their silvery-green leaves dusted with the ever-present fine grit, while the skeletal remains of Joshua trees stand like sentinels against the relentless sun. The air itself is a palpable presence, dry and thin, carrying the scent of sagebrush and the faint, metallic tang of distant minerals, a breath that scrapes the lungs and clarifies the senses. The history of Fort Irwin is inextricably tied to the strategic needs of a nation at war, a vast training ground forged from the unforgiving desert. Originally established as a World War II anti-aircraft artillery training center, its purpose evolved, shaping it into one of the largest and most complex combat training facilities in the United States. The local economy, if one can speak of it in traditional terms, is dictated by the constant ebb and flow of military personnel and their families, a transient population that breathes life into the otherwise austere surroundings. Beyond the immediate confines of the installation, the sparse settlements that dot the surrounding expanse draw sustenance from the military presence, offering services and supplies to those who live and train in this remote corner of California. The land, however, remains the dominant force, its ancient silence a constant reminder of the transient human endeavors played out upon its immemorial surface.
Live animated radar for Fort Irwin 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 | Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.262753°N, 116.684752°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92310 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Irwin, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Irwin, 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 Fort Irwin includes coordinates 35.262753°N, 116.684752°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92310. 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. 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.
