Furnace Creek, California Weather
Furnace Creek, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Furnace Creek, Inyo County.
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About Furnace Creek, California
Furnace Creek lies in a vast, silent amphitheater of earth, a place where the sun itself seems to bake the very stones into shimmering mirages. It lies 52.3 miles west-north-west of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 290°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-east of Death Valley. The landscape is stark, a study in ochre and rust, where mountains rise like ancient, weathered titans against a sky of impossible blue. Scrubby mesquite and brittlebush cling tenaciously to the gravelly soil, their forms sculpted by the relentless wind that whispers secrets across the parched expanses. The air here is a dry, palpable presence, carrying the scent of dust and distant, unseen minerals, and at dusk, the light softens, painting the rugged peaks in hues of rose and lavender, a transient beauty in this enduring land. This arid basin, once a crucible for human endeavor, bears the indelible mark of its mining past, a history whispered in the rusted relics and abandoned workings that dot the periphery. Furnace Creek itself, named for the very heat that forged its identity, was a vital artery in the extraction of borax, a mineral that shimmered like captured starlight in the harsh sunlight. The economy, now largely driven by the enduring allure of the National Park that encompasses this region, draws visitors seeking the profound stillness and the raw, unvarnished grandeur of the desert. The few buildings that comprise Furnace Creek stand as stoic testaments to resilience, their forms low-slung and practical, adapted to the extreme temperatures and the unyielding environment.
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| Location | Furnace Creek, Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.458004°N, 116.870886°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92328 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Furnace Creek, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Furnace Creek, 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 Furnace Creek includes coordinates 36.458004°N, 116.870886°W, situated in Inyo County. ZIP code 92328. 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.
