Observed 4:45 AM PDT at KBLH

Desert Center, CA weather

Overcast and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 15 mph24 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 29.85 inHg1011 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 61°16° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 80°27° today at 2 PM

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 79°26° · Clear
TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 80°27° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 3 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	29%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	27%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	25%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	24%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	24%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	25%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	27%	5%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	22%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	22%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	22%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	22%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	21%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	23%	24%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	26%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	18%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	32%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	30%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	65°18° (likely 54°12° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	24%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	42%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 51°11° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	43%	7%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 85°29° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 85°29° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 52°11°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Typical 85°29° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 84°29° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 63°17°. Typical 84°29° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 83°28° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Typical 83°28° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 50°10°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 83°28° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 82°28° / 50°10°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 82°28° / 49°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 61°.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–84°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 33% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 19

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hayfield Pumping Plant · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1933–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
−5°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Desert Center weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:12 PM; Morning 6:38–7:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:22 PM; Morning 6:28–6:38 AM; first light 6:28 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:12–6:28 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:16 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Desert Center. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,500 ft, 63 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.