Helendale, California Weather
Helendale, 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 Helendale, San Bernardino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Helendale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Helendale is published on the Southern California Logistics Airport (KVCV) page, 17 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. 5 airfields within reach of Helendale 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 Helendale: Apple Valley Airport (KAPV) 23 km · Hesperia Airport (KL26) 41 km · Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW) 54 km · Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport (K9L2) 56 km
Conditions reported at KVCV describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Helendale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Helendale.
About Helendale, California
Helendale rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, where the Mojave Desert’s ancient bones rise in gentle, sandy swells. It lies 12.1 miles north-north-east of Adelanto, CA (from Adelanto, CA: bearing 23°T), and is situated 0.9 miles east of Silver Lakes. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of ochre, sienna, and pale sage, punctuated by the resilient green of creosote bush and the stark, sculptural forms of Joshua trees. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral tang, a breath from the vast, empty spaces that stretch to the horizon. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of sand and wind, occasionally whirl across the baked earth, the only movement in a tableau that feels timeless, etched by the sun and the patient erosion of millennia. The history of Helendale is tied to the iron veins that lie beneath its surface, a legacy of mining that once pulsed with the industry of men seeking fortune. The remnants of that era, though weathered, still whisper of the past, of the grit and determination that shaped this remote corner of the Mojave. Today, the economy of Helendale is a more modest affair, a quiet persistence that relies on the steady flow of traffic along the nearby highways and the hardy resilience of its residents. It’s a place where the vastness of the desert presses in, shaping a character as durable and unyielding as the ancient rock formations that frame its sky.
Live animated radar for Helendale 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 | Helendale, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.743875°N, 117.324492°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92342 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Helendale, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helendale, 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 Helendale includes coordinates 34.743875°N, 117.324492°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92342. 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.
