La Quinta, California Weather
La Quinta, 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 La Quinta, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La Quinta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La Quinta is published on the Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of La Quinta 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 La Quinta: Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) 14 km · Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) 26 km · Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) 53 km · Chiriaco Summit Airport (KL77) 56 km · Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) 58 km
Conditions reported at KUDD describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Quinta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Quinta.
About La Quinta, California
La Quinta unfolds beneath a vast, cerulean sky, a sun-drenched expanse where the rugged Coachella Valley floor meets the dramatic, ochre slopes of the Santa Rosa Mountains. It lies 5.5 miles south-east of Palm Desert, CA (from Palm Desert, CA: bearing 138°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of Indio. The air, dry and carrying the faint scent of creosote, shimmers with a palpable heat that softens the sharp edges of the landscape, giving the distant peaks a hazy, ethereal quality. Here, the land is a study in muted tones – the pale gold of sun-baked earth, the dusty greens of resilient desert flora, and the deep, shadowed ravines that score the mountainsides. Bougainvillea spills in vibrant cascades over stucco walls, a splash of defiant color against the prevailing earth tones, and the rhythm of daily life moves with a deliberate, sun-drenched slowness, punctuated by the gentle rustle of palm fronds. Originally a place of quiet refuge and agricultural promise, La Quinta’s story is deeply intertwined with the development of this arid region. The vision of Walter H. Morgan, who established the famed La Quinta Resort in 1926, drew an early clientele of Hollywood luminaries and discerning travelers, imbuing the nascent community with an air of sophisticated exclusivity that still subtly informs its character. While agriculture, particularly date farming, once dominated the local economy, La Quinta has since blossomed into a premier destination for golf and leisure, its manicured fairways and championship courses drawing visitors from across the globe. The town's distinctive Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, inspired by its founding resort, lends a timeless elegance to its streets, a visual echo of a storied past that continues to shape La Quinta's present identity.
Live animated radar for La Quinta 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 | La Quinta, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.663357°N, 116.31001°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91311, 92253 |
| Area Code | 626, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Quinta, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Quinta, 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 La Quinta includes coordinates 33.663357°N, 116.310010°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 91311, 92253. Telephone area code: 626, 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.
