Salton, California Weather
Salton, 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 Salton, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salton is published on the Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Salton 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 Salton: Chiriaco Summit Airport (KL77) 27 km · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) 31 km · Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 47 km · Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (KCLR) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSAS describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Salton.
About Salton, California
Salton rests in a vast, sun-baked basin, a land sculpted by the ephemeral touch of water and the enduring grip of the desert. It lies 21.9 miles south-east of Coachella, CA (from Coachella, CA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 13.0 miles east-south-east of Mecca. The surrounding terrain is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, where hardy scrub brushes cling to the dry earth and distant mountains form a hazy, indigo backdrop. The air here carries the faint, mineral tang of the earth, and at dusk, the sky bleeds into a spectrum of bruised purples and fiery oranges, casting long, distorted shadows across the flat expanse. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead. This place, Salton, has a history intertwined with the capricious nature of the Colorado River, a story of ambition and inundation. Once a thriving agricultural hub, its fortunes shifted dramatically with the creation of the Salton Sea, a vast inland lake born from an engineering mishap. Today, the economy of Salton leans heavily on the legacy of its fertile soil, with fields of alfalfa and cotton stretching towards the horizon, their green a vibrant counterpoint to the arid landscape. Remnants of its past prosperity can be seen in the weathered facades of older buildings, hinting at a time when this was a bustling crossroads, a testament to the resilience of those who have called this challenging yet beautiful corner of California home.
Live animated radar for Salton 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 | Salton, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.473917°N, 115.884719°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92275, 92254 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salton, 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 Salton includes coordinates 33.473917°N, 115.884719°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92275, 92254. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Pacific Time.
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.
