Mecca, California Weather
Mecca, 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 Mecca, Riverside County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mecca.
About Mecca, California
Mecca, California, unfurls under a vast, often searing sky, a low-slung settlement clinging to the edge of the Coachella Valley. It lies 9.3 miles south-east of Coachella, CA (from Coachella, CA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Oasis. The earth here is ochre and tan, a palette of arid resilience, where scrubby mesquite and tenacious creosote bushes hold fast against the wind that scours the flatlands. In the distance, the stark, folded contours of the Mecca Hills rise like ancient, sun-baked spines, their slopes a study in erosion and geological time. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, mineral tang, and the light, when it catches the dust motes dancing in the stillness, can lend a peculiar, almost ethereal glow to the landscape, softening the harshness of the desert. This corner of Riverside County, bearing the incongruous name of Mecca, has long been shaped by water and the unyielding desert sun. Its history is intrinsically tied to the agricultural endeavors that bloom against all odds in this arid expanse, with date palms forming a distinctive, feathery signature on the horizon. The local economy, once primarily agricultural, now also finds a foothold in the tourism drawn to the nearby Salton Sea, a vast inland lake whose fluctuating fortunes have in turn influenced the fortunes of its surrounding communities. Small businesses, often family-run, dot the main thoroughfares, their storefronts reflecting the persistent spirit of those who have chosen to make their lives in this starkly beautiful, often challenging environment.
Live animated radar for Mecca 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.
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| Location | Mecca, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.571692°N, 116.077224°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92254 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mecca, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mecca, 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 Mecca includes coordinates 33.571692°N, 116.077224°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92254. 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.
