Garnet, California Weather
Garnet, 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, soil and crop conditions for Garnet, Riverside County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Garnet.
About Garnet, California
Garnet lies sprawled across the arid foothills, a scatter of sun-baked structures clinging to the ochre earth as if by sheer will. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-west of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-west of Cathedral City. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas painted with the dusty greens of creosote and the pale browns of weathered rock. Canyons, their depths shadowed even at midday, snake through the terrain, hinting at the patient work of water in a land that seems perpetually parched. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, dry scent of sagebrush and the distant hum of unseen insects. Sunlight, unfiltered and sharp, glints off the occasional shard of mica embedded in the rocks, mirroring the vast, unblinking blue of the sky above. The story of Garnet is one etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet perseverance of those who sought their fortune beneath the relentless sun. Once a bustling hub for prospectors, its economy now drifts more gently, anchored by small businesses catering to the passing traveler and the enduring spirit of local agriculture, coaxing life from the stubborn soil. The echoes of its mining past can still be felt, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character, a reminder of the dreams and hardships that shaped its early days. The evenings here are particularly memorable, as the setting sun bleeds across the western horizon, casting long, dramatic shadows that deepen the creases of the surrounding hills and imbue the quiet streets of Garnet with a profound sense of stillness.
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| Location | Garnet, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.90196°N, 116.545569°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92258, 92240 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Garnet, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Garnet, 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 Garnet includes coordinates 33.901960°N, 116.545569°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92258, 92240. 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.
