Caliente, Nevada Weather
Caliente, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Caliente, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Caliente is published on the Lincoln County Airport (K1L1) page, 21 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.
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.
Conditions reported at K1L1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Caliente specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Caliente.
About Caliente, Nevada
Caliente lies in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a splash of muted ochre and sage against the stark grandeur of the surrounding mountains. It lies 63.0 miles north-west of St. George, UT (from St. George, UT: bearing 305°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south-south-west of Panaca. The Nevada sun, a relentless eye in the vast, cerulean dome, casts long, sharp shadows across the parched earth, defining the rugged contours of the terrain. Winds, carrying the fine grit of the desert, whisper through the scrub brush and tumbleweeds, a constant, dry murmur that seems to emanate from the very bones of the land. The air itself, particularly in the late afternoon, takes on a luminous, almost liquid quality, as if the heat had thickened it into a tangible presence, and the distant peaks, a hazy purple, appear to float on the shimmering horizon. This arid expanse, once traversed by those seeking fortune and passage, found its purpose in the iron veins that bled from the hills. The arrival of the railroad marked a turning point for Caliente, transforming it from a mere waystation into a vital hub, a place where the chugging locomotives and the rhythmic clang of hammers echoed the pulse of a burgeoning economy. Though mining's heyday has long since faded, leaving behind a quiet resilience, the spirit of enterprise persists, now often found in the small businesses that line the main street, catering to passing travelers and the enduring spirit of those who call Caliente home. The Virgin River, a ribbon of improbable green, snakes its way through the landscape, a life-giving artery that sustains pockets of unexpected fertility, a subtle counterpoint to the prevailing austerity.
Live animated radar for Caliente 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 | Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37.614965°N, 114.511938°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89008 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Caliente, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Caliente, Nevada, 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 Caliente includes coordinates 37.614965°N, 114.511938°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 89008. Telephone area code: 702, 725. 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.
