Model estimate for 6:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Mountain Center, CA weather

Clear and 44°7°, 29°16° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 44°7°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/hgusts 10 mph16 km/h; From the north. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 38°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air today: 40Good; EPA forecast · Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 58°14° today at 1 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 8 AM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 57°14° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 10 PM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · 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 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	6%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	5%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	10%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	18%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	7%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	29%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	31%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	21%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	51%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	29%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	7%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	15%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	41%	16%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	48%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	45%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	47%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	52%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	59%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	43%	58%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	61%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	2%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 54°12°, low 46°8°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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
48°9°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 54°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 53–65°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGX) (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

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

11 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage

18 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

20 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 22Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 38°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Palm Springs Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1922–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 29°16° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

Mountain 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: 5:28–6:18 PM; Morning 6:43–7:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:27 PM; Morning 6:33–6:43 AM; first light 6:33 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 5:00 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Mountain Center. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.