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El Centro, California

Last updated: 5:07 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
39°C
Feels like 41°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 44°  /  ▼ 31°
Wind
9 mph S
Humidity
26%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
29.84 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.1
Cloud Cover
62%
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: El Centro is currently mostly cloudy at 39°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1197 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:51AM · Sunset: 7:45PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Joshua Tree NP West, CA, Joshua Tree NP East, CA, 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, 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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
39°
24%
4 PM
41°
7%
5 PM
44°
7%
6 PM
44°
7%
7 PM
42°
7%
8 PM
41°
7%
9 PM
39°
7%
10 PM
38°
8%
11 PM
37°
8%
12 AM
36°
8%
1 AM
36°
8%
2 AM
35°
5%
3 AM
34°
5%
4 AM
34°
5%
5 AM
31°
5%
6 AM
32°
5%
7 AM
33°
5%
8 AM
34°
5%
9 AM
33°
5%
10 AM
37°
3%
11 AM
38°
3%
12 PM
38°
3%
1 PM
39°
3%
2 PM
43°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
44° 31°
Partly Cloudy with a 24% chance of rain.
Mon
46° 31°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
47° 31°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
45° 29°
Clear.
Thu
47° 29°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
48° 32°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
49° 32°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 39° Mostly Cloudy 24% 9 mph S 26%
4 PM 41° Mostly Clear 7% 9 mph SSE 26%
5 PM 44° Mostly Clear 7% 9 mph SSW 26%
6 PM 44° Clear 7% 9 mph SW 27%
7 PM 42° Clear 7% 10 mph SW 29%
8 PM 41° Clear 7% 9 mph WSW 33%
9 PM 39° Mostly Clear 7% 7 mph SW 36%
10 PM 38° Mostly Clear 8% 5 mph SW 39%
11 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph S 42%
12 AM 36° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph S 44%
1 AM 36° Mostly Clear 8% 4 mph SSE 46%
2 AM 35° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SSE 48%
3 AM 34° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SSE 50%
4 AM 34° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph SSE 51%
5 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph SE 52%
6 AM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SE 50%
7 AM 33° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SE 47%
8 AM 34° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SE 41%
9 AM 33° Mostly Clear 5% 3 mph SSE 34%
10 AM 37° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSE 32%
11 AM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSE 29%
12 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SSE 28%
1 PM 39° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph SSE 26%
2 PM 43° Mostly Cloudy 3% 6 mph S 26%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Partly Cloudy
24%
31°
44°
Mon
7/27
Partly Cloudy
8%
31°
46°
Tue
7/28
Partly Cloudy
3%
31°
47°
Wed
7/29
Clear
3%
29°
45°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
3%
29°
47°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Clear
3%
32°
48°
Sat
8/1
Clear
8%
32°
49°
Sun
8/2
Clear
18%
32°
48°
Mon
8/3
Clear
18%
32°
46°
Tue
8/4
Clear
19%
31°
46°
Wed
8/5
Clear
25%
29°
41°
Thu
8/6
Clear
60%
30°
41°
Fri
8/7
Clear
25%
31°
41°
Sat
8/8
Clear
25%
31°
41°
Sun
8/9
Clear
25%
30°
41°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
42 AQI 46 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 52 Moderate 42 52
Tue 54 Moderate 51 54
Wed 54 Moderate 48 54
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 Sun Jul 26, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1102 J/kg
MLCAPE253 J/kg
MUCAPE1102 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH17
0–3 km SRH-14
Eff. SRH-14
Storm Motion119° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index40.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.31 in
0–3 km LR8.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.7 °C/km
Total Totals50.3
LCL760 hPa
LFC1010 hPa
EL180 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,680 ft