Indian Wells, California Weather
Indian Wells, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Indian Wells, Kern County.
Full aviation weather for Indian Wells is published on the Inyokern Airport (KIYK) page, 4 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. 4 airfields within reach of Indian Wells 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 Indian Wells: China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) 16 km · Kern Valley Airport (KL05) 50 km · California City Municipal Airport (KL71) 59 km
Conditions reported at KIYK describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Indian Wells specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Indian Wells.
About Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells unfolds under a vast Mojave sky, a place where the earth exhales a dry, sun-baked warmth. It lies 11.7 miles west-north-west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-north-west of China Lake Acres. The landscape here is a study in subtle, ochre-toned grandeur, with low-slung hills, their flanks dusted with resilient scrub and the occasional stoic Joshua tree, rising like ancient sentinels against the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very stones, and the light, as it begins its descent, washes over the terrain in a honeyed glow, softening the sharp edges of the desert and lending a fleeting, ethereal beauty to the rugged contours. Canyons, carved by eons of wind and infrequent, potent rains, cleave the land, their shadows deepening as the day wanes, hinting at secrets held within their arid embrace. The story of Indian Wells is deeply entwined with the bounty, and sometimes the scarcity, of the land. Once a vital crossroads for indigenous peoples, its history whispers of ancient pathways and a profound understanding of desert survival. Later, it became a quiet haven for prospectors and ranchers, drawn by the promise of mineral wealth and the challenge of coaxing sustenance from the arid soil. Today, the local economy, while diversified, still carries echoes of that pioneering spirit, with a burgeoning tourism sector that capitalizes on the region's unique natural attractions and the allure of sun-drenched tranquility. A distinctive character permeates Indian Wells, a blend of rugged independence and a gentle, unhurried pace of life, where the days are measured by the slow arc of the sun and the cool reprieve of the desert night.
Live animated radar for Indian Wells 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 | Indian Wells, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.665232°N, 117.873125°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93527, 92210 |
| Area Code | 760, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Indian Wells, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indian Wells, 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 Indian Wells includes coordinates 35.665232°N, 117.873125°W, situated in Kern County. ZIP code 93527, 92210. Telephone area code: 760, 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. 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.
