Salton Beach, California

Coming up. Tomorrow is 11 degrees cooler: a high of 83° after 94° today.

Now. Salton Beach is 85° and mostly clear at 11 AM. The dew point is 41°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northeast at 17 mph, gusting to 30 mph.

Today and tonight. It warms to about 88° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 70° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 72): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 84°, and the coolest Thursday, near 75°. The days ahead look dry.

The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:09 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:26 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.