El Centro, California Weather
El Centro, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for El Centro, Imperial County.
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About El Centro, California
El Centro lies under a vast, often searing sky, a place where the earth exhales a dry, ancient warmth. It lies 8.7 miles north-north-west of Calexico, CA (from Calexico, CA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south of Imperial. The landscape around El Centro is a study in subtle gradations of ochre and pale gold, stretching towards horizons that shimmer with heat haze. Low-slung buildings, often painted in sun-bleached pastels, anchor themselves against the immense flatness, their rooftops catching the fierce light of midday. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of grit and air, occasionally waltz across the sparse vegetation that clings stubbornly to the arid soil. The very air itself feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, metallic tang of irrigation. This is a land shaped by water's scarcity and the ingenuity that tames it. El Centro's history is intrinsically tied to the Imperial Canal, a lifeline that transformed this desert basin into a fertile agricultural heartland. The economy here beats to the steady rhythm of the harvest, with fields of alfalfa, cotton, and sugar beets stretching as far as the eye can see, a testament to the relentless work of generations. The town itself possesses a quiet resilience, a no-nonsense character born of its pioneering spirit and the demands of its environment. Evenings bring a softening of the light, painting the sky in strokes of rose and lavender, a gentle benediction after the day's intense brilliance.
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| Location | El Centro, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.792°N, 115.563051°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92243, 92244 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Centro, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Centro, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for El Centro includes coordinates 32.792000°N, 115.563051°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92243, 92244. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
