Observed 7:45 AM PDT at KIPL

Imperial, CA weather

Overcast and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the west. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 47Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.88 inHg1012 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 84°29° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 82°28° · Clear
TonightDown to 60°16° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 85°29° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 47 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	14%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	3%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	29%	1%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	26%	3%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	24%	4%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	23%	3%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	22%	1%	2
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	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	27%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 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 5 mph8 km/h	34%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	25%	8%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 87°31°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	24%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 84°29° to 87°31°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	22%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 84°29° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	21%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	23%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	26%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	30%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	40%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	33%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 67°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 88°31° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  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: Clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 88°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  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, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
84°29°–87°31°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 87°31°, low 57°14°. Typical 88°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
85°29°–88°31°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 56°13°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 88°31°, low 58°14°. Typical 87°31° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  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 58. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
84°29°–89°32°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 56°13°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 87°31°, low 59°15°. Typical 87°31° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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 87. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
83°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 55°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 60°16°. Typical 87°31° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 60. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  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 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 86°30° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°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
74°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 85°29° / 53°12°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  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
73°23°–88°31°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 53°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 85°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 87°, low 57°.
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

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 235 cfs

Forecast peak 4.6 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 67% 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, 9:00 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

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Imperial weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 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

Clear 6:24 PM–6:29 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Imperial. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,500 ft, 69 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.