Pioneertown, California Weather
Pioneertown, 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 Pioneertown, San Bernardino County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pioneertown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pioneertown is published on the Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) page, 9 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 Pioneertown 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 Pioneertown: Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field (KNXP) 34 km · Big Bear City Airport (KL35) 35 km · Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) 36 km · Banning Municipal Airport (KBNG) 42 km · Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 50 km
Conditions reported at KL22 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pioneertown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pioneertown.
About Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown rises from a high desert basin where the mountains begin to heave themselves towards the sky, their rugged slopes painted in ochres and muted greens under a vast, indifferent blue. It lies 13.5 miles north of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 1°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-west of Yucca Valley. The air here, thin and dry, carries the scent of creosote and sun-baked earth, a perfume that clings to the very bones of the place. Low-slung buildings, weathered by wind and sun, line a dusty main street, their false fronts giving the illusion of a frontier town frozen in time. Canyons, carved by ancient water, scar the surrounding landscape, their shadows deepening as the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, theatrical silhouettes across the scrubby terrain. This unusual settlement owes its existence not to hardy pioneers seeking fertile soil, but to the dreams of Hollywood filmmakers looking for an authentic backdrop for Westerns. In the mid-20th century, Pioneertown was a bustling movie set, its streets trod by celluloid cowboys and painted ladies, a place where stories of the Old West were brought to life. While the grand productions have long since moved on, the spirit of those early days lingers, a quiet echo in the tumbleweeds and the creak of a saloon door. Today, Pioneertown sustains itself on a different kind of magic, attracting artists, musicians, and those seeking refuge from the clamor of the city, drawn by its unique character and the stark, undeniable beauty of the high desert.
Live animated radar for Pioneertown 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 | Pioneertown, San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.156674°N, 116.496126°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92268 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pioneertown, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pioneertown, 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 Pioneertown includes coordinates 34.156674°N, 116.496126°W, situated in San Bernardino County. ZIP code 92268. 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.
