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El Centro Naval Air Facility, California

Community in Imperial County, California

Air quality

The air at El Centro Naval Air Facility

Index 37, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Imperial Valley (CA), 7 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good13.7 mi
  • Ozone32Good24 ppb7.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)37Good7.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest 78, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at El Centro Naval Air Facility

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at El Centro Naval Air Facility, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over El Centro Naval Air Facility, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest El Centro Naval Air Facility, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily1 instrument

ImperialIMPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/-61 ft/18 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at El Centro NAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.9 mi from El Centro Naval Air Facility, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over El Centro NAF, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NJKFIG. A THE SKY OVER EL CENTRO NAFSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEl Centro NAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NJKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NJK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at El Centro NAF: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NJKFIG. B THE AIR AT EL CENTRO NAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.4 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEEl Centro NAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NJKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NJK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at El Centro NAF, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NJKFIG. C THE WIND AT EL CENTRO NAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEl Centro NAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NJKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NJK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of El Centro NAF, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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