Imperial, California Weather
Imperial, 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 Imperial, Imperial County.
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About Imperial, California
Imperial rests in the heart of a vast agricultural basin, a place where the sun dictates the tempo of life and the horizon stretches endlessly under a sky of bleached blue. It lies 3.9 miles north of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Brawley. The land here is flat, a fertile canvas painted in shades of ochre and parched earth, broken only by the neat, geometric patterns of irrigation channels and the emerald swathes of cultivated fields. The air, when it is not thick with the scent of ripening crops, carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the desert that presses in from all sides, its subtle heat a palpable presence even on cooler days. Dust devils dance capriciously across the open spaces, ephemeral spirits of the arid landscape, and the distant San Andreas Fault whispers its geological secrets beneath the surface. This is a land shaped by water, a vital artery that transformed a harsh desert into a breadbasket for the nation. Imperial owes its very existence to the Imperial Canal, a remarkable feat of engineering that diverted the Colorado River's bounty to thirsty fields, a story of human ingenuity battling against nature's austerity. The local economy, then and now, is deeply tethered to agriculture, with cotton, alfalfa, and a variety of vegetables forming the backbone of its prosperity, their growth a testament to the relentless sun and the diligent work of its people. The town itself moves with a quiet persistence, its days marked by the rumble of farm machinery and the low hum of conversations in its modest diners, a place where progress is measured not in grand pronouncements but in the steady yield of the soil.
Live animated radar for Imperial and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Imperial, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.847553°N, 115.569439°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92251 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Imperial, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Imperial, 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 Imperial includes coordinates 32.847553°N, 115.569439°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92251. 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.
