El Centro Naval Air Facility, California Weather
El Centro Naval Air Facility, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for El Centro Naval Air Facility, Imperial County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near El Centro Naval Air Facility. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for El Centro Naval Air Facility is published on the El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) (KNJK) page, 1 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of El Centro Naval Air Facility have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near El Centro Naval Air Facility: Imperial County Airport (KIPL) 9 km · Calexico International Airport (KCXL) 23 km · Brawley Municipal Airport (KBWC) 23 km · Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (KCLR) 37 km · Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) 53 km
Conditions reported at KNJK describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Centro Naval Air Facility specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for El Centro Naval Air Facility.
About El Centro Naval Air Facility, California
El Centro Naval Air Facility commands a starkly beautiful expanse in the heart of the Imperial Valley, a landscape where the earth lies flat and patient under a vast, often searing sky. It lies 6.5 miles west-north-west of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-south-west of Imperial. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a canvas of pale ochre and dusty greens, occasionally broken by the darker lines of irrigation canals that snake across the valley floor like veins of life. Even in the dry stillness, there's a palpable sense of resilience, a testament to the tenacity of life in this arid realm. The air itself can feel thick with a dry, mineral warmth, carrying the faint scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen agriculture, and at dusk, the western horizon often bleeds into a painterly palette of rose and deep violet, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The history of El Centro Naval Air Facility is inextricably linked to the ambitious endeavors that tamed this desert fringe into a productive agricultural heartland. This region, once considered unforgiving, was transformed by human ingenuity, and the air facility rose as a vital strategic asset, its runways a stark contrast against the ancient, sun-hardened ground. The local economy, deeply rooted in the fertile soil irrigated by the Colorado River, draws a steady hum from the agricultural enterprises that surround El Centro Naval Air Facility, their vast fields of lettuce, alfalfa, and cotton stretching towards the distant, hazy mountains. This is a place where the relentless sun dictates much of life's rhythm, fostering a pragmatic and hardworking spirit among its inhabitants, a character forged in the embrace of this unique and demanding environment.
Live animated radar for El Centro Naval Air Facility and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | El Centro Naval Air Facility, Imperial County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.8252°N, 115.6681°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92243 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Centro Naval Air Facility, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Centro Naval Air Facility, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Naval Air Facility includes coordinates 32.825200°N, 115.668100°W, situated in Imperial County. ZIP code 92243. 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. 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.
