Observed 12:10 AM PDT at KIPL

El Centro, CA weather

Mostly cloudy and 68°20°.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the west-northwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.84 inHg1010 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Low 62°17° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 84°29° today at 4 PM

TonightDown to 64°18° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
This morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 62°17° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 85°29° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 11 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	19%	0
Sat 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	38%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	17%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	17%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	18%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	20%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	46%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	27%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	14%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	25%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 83°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	24%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	22%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	23%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	26%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	29%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	32%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	24%	8%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 84°29° to 87°31°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	23%	11%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 84°29° to 87°31°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	21%	35%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	21%	31%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	22%	36%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	24%	25%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	28%	25%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	33%	25%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 60°16° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	36%	26%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 57°14° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	39%	25%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	42%	27%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 88°31° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  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, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 60°16°. Typical 88°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 87°31°, low 60°16°. Typical 88°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
86°30°–88°31°
Low, likely
52°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 56°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 88°31°, low 61°16°. Typical 87°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
85°29°–89°32°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 56°13°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 62°17°. Typical 87°31° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
83°28°–89°32°
Low, likely
49°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 55°13°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 87°31° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% 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
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  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
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 85°29° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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
76°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 62°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 85°, low 60°.
Monday
Dry, high 87°, low 60°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–88°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PSR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

New River near New River Westmorland

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 231 cfs

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 66% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 45

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 AM–11:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

El Centro NAF · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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El Centro weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:14 PM; Morning 6:38–7:27 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:24 PM; Morning 6:28–6:38 AM; first light 6:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:16 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from El Centro. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,500 ft, 72 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.