Salton City, California Weather
Salton City, 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 Salton City, Imperial County.
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About Salton City, California
Salton City bakes under a sun that bleaches the very bones of the earth, a sprawl of low-slung buildings and sun-baked streets clinging to the western edge of a vast, inland sea. It lies 29.2 miles south-south-east of Coachella, CA (from Coachella, CA: bearing 154°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-south-east of Desert Shores. The air here is thick with a dry heat, a palpable presence that presses down, softening the edges of the distant, rugged mountains that rim the horizon. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of the Colorado Desert. Along the shoreline, where the water laps with a surprising gentleness, a quiet stillness reigns, broken only by the occasional cry of a gull or the whisper of wind across cracked earth. The landscape itself feels like a patient observer, weathered and stoic, holding its breath under the immense, azure sky. This is a place born of an audacious accident, a grand experiment in water management that transformed a salt-encrusted basin into a recreational haven, albeit one that now carries the ghosts of grander ambitions. The Salton Sea, the very reason for Salton City’s existence, is a testament to human intervention, its waters a briny mirror reflecting the fortunes and follies of a bygone era. Once a bustling hub for fishing and watersports, its economy now navigates a different current, drawing those who seek respite from the desert's harsh beauty or a quiet corner to watch the world go by. The remnants of old marinas and the skeletal frames of unfinished developments hint at a past brimming with optimism, a narrative now being rewritten by the enduring, elemental power of the desert.
Live animated radar for Salton City and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Salton City, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.29865°N, 115.956111°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92275 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salton City, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salton City, 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 Salton City includes coordinates 33.298650°N, 115.956111°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92275. 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.
