Whitewater, California Weather
Whitewater, 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 Whitewater, Riverside County.
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About Whitewater, California
Whitewater lies in a sun-drenched basin, where the rugged, arid slopes of the San Jacinto Mountains descend into a valley floor marked by tenacious scrub and hardy desert flora. It lies 10.8 miles west of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 261°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Garnet. The air here, especially as the day draws to a close, carries a dry warmth, a palpable presence that seems to infuse the very dust. Distant mesas, their flanks etched with the patient work of wind and water, stand as silent sentinels, their ochre and sienna hues deepening under the descending sun. The landscape is one of stark beauty, a testament to the relentless power of geological forces and the resilience of life adapted to extreme conditions. This corner of Riverside County, once traversed by prospectors and pioneers seeking fortunes in the earth, now finds its economic pulse in a different kind of energy. The legacy of mining, though faded, is part of Whitewater’s foundational narrative, a whisper of boom and bust that has settled into the land. Today, the region leverages its strategic position and abundant sunshine, with renewable energy projects harnessing the relentless solar power that defines this desert climate. Nearby, the stark beauty of the landscape draws visitors, offering a glimpse into a wilder California, a place where the raw, untamed spirit of the desert still breathes.
Live animated radar for Whitewater 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.
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| Location | Whitewater, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.9356°N, 116.6873°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92282 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whitewater, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitewater, 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 Whitewater includes coordinates 33.935600°N, 116.687300°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92282. 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.
