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Salton City, California

Community in Imperial County, California

Air quality

The air at Salton City

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Niland (CA), 26 miles off.

32Good
  • Ozone32Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good18.2 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.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Salton City

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 Salton City, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Salton City, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Salton City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ocotillo Wells 2WOCTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.4 mi away/387 ft/544 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Borrego Springs 1.4 WCA-SD-188

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.3 mi away/607 ft/764 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Borrego Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.8 mi from Salton City, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,900 ft, broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Borrego Springs, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT L08FIG. A THE SKY OVER BORREGO SPRINGSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBorrego Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS L08TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L08-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 23 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Borrego Springs: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 23 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT L08FIG. B THE AIR AT BORREGO SPRINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 41.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 23 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 POINTTITLEBorrego Springs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS L08TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L08-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 9 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Borrego Springs, north up: at 9 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT L08FIG. C THE WIND AT BORREGO SPRINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBorrego Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS L08TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L08-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Borrego Springs, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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