Ivanpah, California Weather
Ivanpah, 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 Ivanpah, San Bernardino County.
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About Ivanpah, California
Ivanpah lies under a sky so vast it feels like a presence, a dome of improbable blue stretching over a landscape of muted ochres and dusty greens. It lies 44.0 miles west-north-west of Bullhead City, AZ (from Bullhead City, AZ: bearing 288°T), and is situated 37.6 miles south-south-east of Sandy Valley. The earth here is a study in patient erosion, a canvas painted with the subtle brushstrokes of wind and sun. Low, rounded hills, softened by millennia of exposure, ripple towards a horizon that seems to melt into the shimmering heat. Sparse, resilient vegetation clings to the dry soil – tenacious creosote bushes, their waxy leaves catching the light, and the occasional skeletal silhouette of a Joshua tree, its arms reaching like a silent prayer. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sun-baked sagebrush, and at dusk, the light bleeds across the land in hues of rose and amethyst, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. This corner of the Mojave Desert, where Ivanpah makes its stand, has long been a place shaped by resourcefulness and the stark realities of its environment. For generations, its economy has been tethered to the earth’s bounty, whether that meant the hardscrabble existence of early settlers or the more recent, industrial hum that now echoes across the plains. The vast expanse of solar farms, a modern testament to harnessing the desert’s relentless sun, now dominates the immediate surroundings, a stark contrast to the quietude of the historic pathways that once crisscrossed this land. Whispers of old mining claims and the ghosts of prospectors linger in the arid air, a reminder of the persistent human endeavor to coax sustenance from this formidable terrain. Ivanpah’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where life adapts to the rhythm of the sun and the enduring spirit of the land.
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| Location | Ivanpah, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.340543°N, 115.310544°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92364, 92363 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ivanpah, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ivanpah, 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 Ivanpah includes coordinates 35.340543°N, 115.310544°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92364, 92363. 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.
