El Centro, CA 92244 Weather

Imperial County12:08 PM PDT32.79°N, 115.69°W

Current conditions

Partly Cloudy
84°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 84°
High 90°·Low 66°
WindSE 5 mph
Humidity43%
Dew point59°
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index6 High
Sunrise6:52 AM
Sunset6:04 PM

Observed at El Centro, Naval Air Facility · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 35 min ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 87°
  2. 1 PM Sunny 89°
  3. 2 PM Sunny 89°
  4. 3 PM Sunny 90°
  5. 4 PM Sunny 90°
  6. 5 PM Sunny 89°
  7. 6 PM Mostly Clear 87°
  8. 7 PM Mostly Clear 84°
  9. 8 PM Mostly Clear 79°
  10. 9 PM Clear 77°
  11. 10 PM Clear 75°
  12. 11 PM Clear 73°
  13. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 72°
  14. 1 AM Clear 71°
  15. 2 AM Mostly Clear 70°
  16. 3 AM Mostly Clear 69°
  17. 4 AM Mostly Clear 68°
  18. 5 AM Mostly Clear 68°
  19. 6 AM Sunny 67°
  20. 7 AM Sunny 66°
  21. 8 AM Sunny 68°
  22. 9 AM Sunny 74°
  23. 10 AM Sunny 77°
  24. 11 AM Sunny 80°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny66°90°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny59°83°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny59°79°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny60°82°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny61°85°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny60°87°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny61°86°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy58°88°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy61°89°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

74
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • WedModerate (55)
  • ThuModerate (93)
  • FriModerate (56)

Imperial Valley, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:52 AM
Sunset 6:04 PM
Daylight 11 h 11 min (−1 min 54 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:30 PM Moonset 2:17 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 8

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low88° / 58°
Record high104° (2003)
Record low41° (1949)
Wettest0.30 in (2004)
Yesterday90° / 64°
Month to date0.86 in (normal 0.14 in)

El Centro Area, records since 1925. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PSR, issued 7 hrs ago

Update

Updated 12Z Aviation Discussion.

Key Messages

- A strong low pressure system is expected to bring multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Thursday across much of central and eastern Arizona.

- Moderate to heavy rainfall activity leading to areas of flash flooding as well as isolated to widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms leading to damaging wind gusts, large hail, and even a few isolated tornadoes are all possible.

- Drier air filtering into the region by the end of the week will lead to more benign weather conditions during the weekend through at least early next week.

- Near normal temperatures today will cool to below normal levels by the latter half of the week and last through the weekend.

Aviation

Updated at 1203Z.

South Central Arizona including KPHX, KIWA, KSDL, and KDVT: Rounds of isolated to scattered strong thunderstorms with heavy rain leading to sub-VFR VIS, brief strong and erratic wind gusts, isolated large hail, and low CIGs will be possible today through at least Thursday morning. Confidence in timing out best chances RA/TS is moderate, as isolated RA/TS may develop at any time. An increase in activity is expected going into this afternoon and then there may be a break this evening/early tonight before another round develops later tonight-Thursday morning. A downtrend in activity is expected by Thursday evening. Winds will favor a light easterly component through most of the TAF period, with periods of southerly winds during showers and storms. Lowest CIGs today are expected around 5-7K ft AGL and then may dip to 3-5K ft Thursday morning with showers and storms.

Southeast California/Southwest Arizona including KIPL and KBLH: No major aviation concerns are expected during the TAF period. Outside of extended periods of VRB conditions, S'rly flow will be favored at KBLH, with some gusts upwards of 20-25 kt during the afternoon hours, while winds at KIPL will take on familiar diurnal trends, flipping between SE and W. FEW-SCT skies will be common through Wednesday evening, with the lowest bases around 6-7 kft.

Fire Weather

A low pressure system will bring very active weather conditions across much of central and eastern AZ through Thursday as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected. Significant rainfall activity is likely in some areas, particularly across the higher terrain areas of the eastern districts where rainfall amounts in excess of 1-2" are possible. MinRHs through Thursday will range between 30-40% across the western districts and between 40-70% across the eastern districts along with good to excellent overnight recoveries. Some gusty winds with peak gusts upwards of 25-30 mph are likely this afternoon and once again on Thursday across the western districts. Much quieter conditions are expected starting Friday along with a decrease in humidity values. Near normal temperatures today will cool into a below normal category starting Thursday and lasting through the weekend.

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