Imperial, CA 92251 Weather

Imperial County12:43 PM PDT32.85°N, 115.57°W
Air Quality Alert until 11:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Sunny
81°
Sunny
Feels like 80°
High 82°·Low 57°
WindW 20 mph gusts 32 mph
Humidity32%
Dew point48°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover7%
UV index6 High
Sunrise6:52 AM
Sunset6:02 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. West wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 81°
  2. 1 PM Sunny 81°
  3. 2 PM Sunny 82°
  4. 3 PM Sunny 80°
  5. 4 PM Sunny 80°
  6. 5 PM Sunny 78°
  7. 6 PM Clear 74°
  8. 7 PM Clear 71°
  9. 8 PM Clear 70°
  10. 9 PM Clear 68°
  11. 10 PM Clear 66°
  12. 11 PM Clear 65°
  13. Fri12 AM Clear 64°
  14. 1 AM Clear 63°
  15. 2 AM Clear 62°
  16. 3 AM Clear 61°
  17. 4 AM Clear 60°
  18. 5 AM Clear 59°
  19. 6 AM Sunny 59°
  20. 7 AM Sunny 58°
  21. 8 AM Sunny 60°
  22. 9 AM Sunny 66°
  23. 10 AM Sunny 69°
  24. 11 AM Sunny 73°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny57°82°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny57°79°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny58°83°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny58°84°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny58°86°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny59°86°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny59°85°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy63°89°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny60°90°

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

77
Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10)

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

Forecast

  • ThuUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups (111)
  • FriModerate (61)
  • SatGood (33)

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 6:02 PM
Daylight 11 h 9 min (−1 min 54 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 87% lit
Moonrise 3:56 PM Moonset 3:15 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 8

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low90° / 60°
Record high105° (2023)
Record low45° (1949)
Wettest0.22 in (2000)
Month to date1.19 in (normal 0.15 in)

El Centro 2 Ssw, records since 1932. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in PSR, issued 1 hr ago

Update

Updated 18Z Aviation Discussion.

Key Messages

- A strong low pressure system will support additional thunderstorms, some of which may be strong to severe, through this afternoon and focused more north and east of the Phoenix area.

- Thunderstorms will also be capable of producing moderate to heavy rainfall which may result in areas of flash flooding across south-central Arizona with a focus over higher terrain areas.

- Drier air will quickly move in tonight into Friday leading to more benign weather conditions into the weekend and through at least early next week.

- Below normal temperatures are forecast through the weekend before warming back into the normal range early next week.

Aviation

Updated at 1803Z.

South Central Arizona including KPHX, KIWA, KSDL, and KDVT:

The main aviation concern through through early this afternoon will lower CIGs around 5-6 kft. These lower CIGs will gradually lift and scatter out through the afternoon and evening with skies becoming clear overnight. VCSH remain only in the KSDL TAF through 19Z as showers remain to the NE of the terminal. Otherwise dry conditions are expected as the shower and storm threat for today has shifted to the higher terrain to the east of the Phoenix Metro. Winds will predominately exhibit a westerly component through the evening with some occasional gusts up around 20 kt expected from the late afternoon through the early evening. Winds will then go back SE'rly overnight.

Southeast California/Southwest Arizona including KIPL and KBLH: No major aviation weather concerns are anticipated through the forecast period. Winds will favor a southwesterly to westerly component at KBLH and westerly at KIPL. Gusts up to 25 kts will become common at both terminals through mid (KBLH) to late (KIPL) this evening. FEW to SCT clouds, mostly aoa 7 kft, will continue into the evening before becoming mostly clear overnight.

Fire Weather

Strong to severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will remain possible over eastern districts through this afternoon before rapid drying spreads through the area this evening and tonight. The heaviest rainfall will be focused more across higher terrain areas north and east of Phoenix. MinRHs today will again be in a 30-60% range before dropping more into a 25-40% range for Friday and Saturday as cooler air settles into the region. Gusty west winds upwards of 25-30 mph will be possible across the western districts through this evening with winds becoming light starting tonight. Overall quiet weather conditions are forecast for this weekend into next week with fairly stable humidities and temperatures rebounding back into the normal range early next week.

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