Winterhaven, California Weather
Winterhaven, 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 for Winterhaven, Imperial County.
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About Winterhaven, California
Winterhaven bakes under a sky that seems impossibly vast, a canvas of bleached blue stretching across a land sculpted by wind and sun. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-west of Yuma, AZ (from Yuma, AZ: bearing 329°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-north-west of Desert View. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre sands shift and sigh against scrubby, resilient mesquite and the occasional hardy palo verde. Distant, hazy mountains, the Chocolate Mountains perhaps, form a serrated horizon, their peaks softened by the shimmering heat that rises from the ground in visible waves, giving the air a tangible, restless quality. The Imperial Canal, a broad, brown artery, cuts a purposeful line through this arid expanse, its waters a vital counterpoint to the parched landscape, reflecting the relentless glare of the sun with a dull, metallic sheen. Life in Winterhaven exists in the shadow of this great river of water, a testament to human tenacity in a place that demands respect for its elemental forces. The history of Winterhaven is inextricably linked to the flow of that canal, a lifeline brought forth by ambitious engineering projects that transformed this desert fringe into a productive agricultural region. Generations of farmhands, their faces weathered by the sun and their hands calloused by honest work, have coaxed sustenance from this soil, a tradition that still forms the backbone of Winterhaven’s economy. While the land itself holds an ancient quietude, echoes of past endeavors can be felt in the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience born of facing down the challenges of this formidable environment. Small businesses cater to the daily needs of those who live and work here, their storefronts bearing the signs of a community that understands the value of self-reliance, a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun's arc and the needs of the fields.
Live animated radar for Winterhaven and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Winterhaven, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.739491°N, 114.634675°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92283 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winterhaven, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winterhaven, 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 Winterhaven includes coordinates 32.739491°N, 114.634675°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92283. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
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.
