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El Centro, CA weather

It is 68°F and clear at Imperial, Imperial County Airport as of Oct 27, 11:15 PM PDT. Tonight: Partly Cloudy, low near 60°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 9:46 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:24 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

68°F

Clear

Wind

W 6 mph

Humidity 60% · dew point 54°F

Pressure · visibility

29.88 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Imperial, Imperial County Airport (KIPL), Oct 27, 11:15 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the El Centro forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS PSR forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the PSR office near El Centro.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for El Centro (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM68°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 12 AM67°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 1 AM66°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 2 AM64°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 3 AM63°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM62°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM61°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM61°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM60°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM62°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM66°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM71°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM74°FMostly Sunny0%NNW 5 mph
Wed 12 PM78°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM80°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 2 PM82°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 3 PM83°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 4 PM83°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 5 PM83°FPartly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 6 PM81°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM78°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM74°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM72°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM71°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in El Centro can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 60°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 83°F·Low 63°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 83°F·Low 65°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 81°F·Low 62°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

High 77°F·Low 64°F

A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday

High 75°F·Low 60°F

A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 77°F·Low 58°F

Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

High 78°F

Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
El Centro is served by the National Weather Service PSR forecast office, forecast zone CAZ567, county zone CAC025.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for El Centro (32.7864, -115.5602), in Imperial County. Population: 44,230 (2024 estimate), number 198 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KYUX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/32.7864,-115.5602 (forecast issued Oct 27, 9:46 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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