Riverside County, CA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Riverside County, California, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CAC065, forecast zone 8 zones (CAZ048, CAZ061, CAZ065, CAZ056, CAZ569, CAZ570, CAZ375, CAZ057). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CAC065 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Aguanga or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CAC065
Forecast Zones
8 zones (CAZ048, CAZ061, CAZ065, CAZ056, CAZ569, CAZ570, CAZ375, CAZ057)
Forecast Office
San Diego (SGX)
Radar Station
KSOX
Towns covered in Riverside County
An NWS alert for Riverside County applies to all 42 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Riverside County
StormCast tracks 7 gauges near Riverside County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Riverside County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Riverside County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Riverside County in?
Riverside County, California is NWS county code CAC065 and spans 8 forecast zones (CAZ048, CAZ061, CAZ065, CAZ056, CAZ569, CAZ570, CAZ375, CAZ057). Alerts for it are issued by the San Diego (SGX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KSOX.
Which towns in Riverside County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Riverside County covers every community inside it, including Aguanga, Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Coachella, Corona, Desert Center, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Homeland, Idyllwild, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, March Air Reserve Base, Mecca, Menifee, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley, Mountain Center, Murrieta, Norco, North Palm Springs, Nuevo, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Sun City, Temecula, Thermal, Thousand Palms, White Water, Wildomar and Winchester.
Are there river gauges in Riverside County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 7 river gauges in and around Riverside County, including Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs, Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage, Temecula Creek near Aguanga. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Riverside County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CAC065, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.