Niland, California Weather
Niland, 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 for Niland, Imperial County.
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About Niland, California
Niland lies under a vast, indifferent sky, a place where the Imperial Valley stretches out in flat, sun-baked plains. It lies 18.1 miles north of Brawley, CA (from Brawley, CA: bearing 2°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Calipatria. The air here is thick with a dry heat that hums with the unseen life of the desert, and the light, especially as the day begins to fade, bleaches the muted greens of the sparse vegetation to a pale, dusty ochre. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of grit and air, occasionally spin across the cracked earth, brief, wild gestures against the immense stillness. The landscape is a study in patience, waiting for the infrequent but vital touch of water, a resilience etched into the very texture of the land. The history of Niland is inextricably linked to the dreams of irrigation and agriculture that transformed this arid expanse into fertile ground. Once a vital stop for the Southern Pacific Railroad, its economy was built on the bounty of the surrounding farms, cultivating crops that defied the desert's natural inclination. Though the railroad's prominence has waned, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with vast fields of alfalfa, cotton, and vegetables stretching towards the horizon, their green a vibrant assertion against the earth's brown. The Salton Sea, a vast inland lake born of an engineering miscalculation, lies a short drive away, a shimmering, sometimes melancholic, presence that has shaped the region's character and economy in its own peculiar way.
Live animated radar for Niland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Niland, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.240037°N, 115.518876°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92257 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Niland, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Niland, 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 Niland includes coordinates 33.240037°N, 115.518876°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92257. 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.
