Excessive Heat Watch 10:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Imperial County Southwest, CA, Salton Sea, CA, Chuckwalla Mountains, CA, Imperial County Southeast, CA, Imperial County West, CA, Imperial Valley, CA, Chiriaco Summit, CA, Palo Verde Valley, CA, Chuckwalla Valley, CA, Joshua Tree NP West, CA, Joshua Tree NP East, CA, Aguila Valley, AZ, Tonopah Desert, AZ, Gila Bend, AZ, Cave Creek/New River, AZ, New River Mesa, AZ, Rio Verde/Salt River, AZ, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, AZ, Superior, AZ, Northwest Pinal County, AZ, West Pinal County, AZ, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, AZ, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, AZ, Northwest Valley, AZ, Buckeye/Avondale, AZ, Deer Valley, AZ, Central Phoenix, AZ, North Phoenix/Glendale, AZ, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, AZ, East Valley, AZ, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, AZ, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, AZ 10:00 PM

Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, 92274, United States

Last updated: 7:56 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 38°
Clear
▲ 40°  /  ▼ 29°
Wind
4 mph ESE
Humidity
40%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.87 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.8
Cloud Cover
1%
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Salton Sea is currently clear at 36°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1268 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:48AM · Sunset: 7:49PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Imperial County Southwest, CA, Salton Sea, CA, Chuckwalla Mountains, CA, Imperial County Southeast, CA, Imperial County West, CA, Imperial Valley, CA, Chiriaco Summit, CA, Palo Verde Valley, CA, Chuckwalla Valley, CA, Joshua Tree NP West, CA, Joshua Tree NP East, CA, Aguila Valley, AZ, Tonopah Desert, AZ, Gila Bend, AZ, Cave Creek/New River, AZ, New River Mesa, AZ, Rio Verde/Salt River, AZ, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, AZ, Superior, AZ, Northwest Pinal County, AZ, West Pinal County, AZ, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, AZ, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, AZ, Northwest Valley, AZ, Buckeye/Avondale, AZ, Deer Valley, AZ, Central Phoenix, AZ, North Phoenix/Glendale, AZ, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, AZ, East Valley, AZ, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, AZ, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, AZ
Expires 10:00 PM
43 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
8%
6 PM
39°
8%
7 PM
39°
3%
8 PM
37°
3%
9 PM
37°
3%
10 PM
36°
3%
11 PM
36°
3%
12 AM
33°
3%
1 AM
33°
3%
2 AM
33°
3%
3 AM
32°
3%
4 AM
32°
3%
5 AM
32°
3%
6 AM
32°
3%
7 AM
33°
3%
8 AM
34°
3%
9 AM
35°
3%
10 AM
36°
3%
11 AM
37°
3%
12 PM
39°
3%
1 PM
39°
3%
2 PM
40°
3%
3 PM
41°
3%
4 PM
41°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
40° 29°
Clear.
Thu
44° 32°
Clear.
Fri
46° 32°
Clear.
Sat
47° 33°
Clear.
Sun
44° 32°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
45° 32°
Clear.
Tue
44° 32°
Rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Clear 8% 4 mph ESE 40%
6 PM 39° Clear 8% 4 mph SE 37%
7 PM 39° Clear 3% 4 mph S 38%
8 PM 37° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 40%
9 PM 37° Clear 3% 9 mph WNW 42%
10 PM 36° Clear 3% 11 mph NW 45%
11 PM 36° Clear 3% 10 mph NW 47%
12 AM 33° Clear 3% 9 mph NW 49%
1 AM 33° Clear 3% 8 mph NW 51%
2 AM 33° Clear 3% 7 mph NW 51%
3 AM 32° Clear 3% 7 mph NW 51%
4 AM 32° Clear 3% 6 mph NW 51%
5 AM 32° Clear 3% 5 mph NW 51%
6 AM 32° Clear 3% 3 mph NW 51%
7 AM 33° Clear 3% 2 mph NW 49%
8 AM 34° Clear 3% 2 mph W 48%
9 AM 35° Clear 3% 2 mph SSW 47%
10 AM 36° Clear 3% 3 mph S 46%
11 AM 37° Clear 3% 3 mph S 44%
12 PM 39° Clear 3% 3 mph SSE 42%
1 PM 39° Clear 3% 3 mph SSE 40%
2 PM 40° Clear 3% 3 mph S 38%
3 PM 41° Clear 3% 2 mph WSW 37%
4 PM 41° Clear 3% 3 mph W 36%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/22
Clear
8%
29°
40°
Thu
7/23
Clear
3%
32°
44°
Fri
7/24
Clear
3%
32°
46°
Sat
7/25
Clear
7%
33°
47°
Sun
7/26
Mostly Clear
16%
32°
44°
Mon
7/27
Clear
8%
32°
45°
Tue
7/28
Rain
19%
32°
44°
Wed
7/29
Clear
3%
31°
44°
Thu
7/30
Clear
3%
31°
45°
Fri
7/31
Rain
26%
31°
46°
Sat
8/1
Clear
12%
31°
47°
Sun
8/2
Clear
3%
32°
48°
Mon
8/3
Clear
25%
31°
47°
Tue
8/4
Clear
3%
31°
47°
Wed
8/5
Clear
3%
31°
46°
43
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
32 AQI 5.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
43 AQI 47 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 43 Good 43 32
Fri 54 Moderate 54 53
Sat 46 Good 46 44
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 22, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE955 J/kg
MLCAPE9 J/kg
MUCAPE955 J/kg
SBCIN-578 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear2 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH10
0–3 km SRH22
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion30° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index36.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.85 in
0–3 km LR6.9 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals46.4
LCL815 hPa
LFC656 hPa
EL170 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,333 ft