Whitewater, California Weather
Whitewater, 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 Whitewater, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Whitewater. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Whitewater is published on the Banning Municipal Airport (KBNG) page, 15 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 Whitewater 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 Whitewater: Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) 20 km · Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) 34 km · Hemet Ryan Airport (KHMT) 38 km · Big Bear City Airport (KL35) 40 km · Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 43 km
Conditions reported at KBNG describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Whitewater specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whitewater.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
