Midland, California Weather
Midland, 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 Midland, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Midland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Midland is published on the Blythe Airport (KBLH) page, 28 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KBLH describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Midland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midland.
About Midland, California
Midland rests where the earth cracks open, a testament to the stark, sun-baked beauty of the high desert. It lies 51.0 miles south-south-west of Lake Havasu City, AZ (from Lake Havasu City, AZ: bearing 213°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north-north-west of Mesa Verde. Sparse, hardy creosote bushes and ocotillo cacti claw at the ochre soil, their skeletal forms stark against the immense, unblinking sky. The air here carries the dry, mineral scent of ancient rock, a perfume that clings to everything. At dusk, the light bleeds across the parched landscape, painting the distant, serrated peaks in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, a fleeting spectacle before the immense, star-dusted darkness descends. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind over stone and the occasional, sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. This corner of Riverside County, Midland, has long been shaped by the relentless pursuit of subterranean wealth. Its history is etched into the very grit of the land, a legacy of prospectors and miners who once sought fortunes in the unforgiving terrain. The local economy, though now more diversified, still bears the imprint of this mineral past, with a scattering of businesses catering to the needs of those who live and work on the fringes. The vastness of the surrounding undeveloped land offers a sense of raw, untamed space, a stark contrast to the settled enclaves of the more populous coastal areas, drawing a hardy, independent spirit to this sun-drenched expanse.
Live animated radar for Midland 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 | Midland, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.861129°N, 114.802188°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92251 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midland, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midland, 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 Midland includes coordinates 33.861129°N, 114.802188°W, situated in Riverside 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. 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.
