Storm Station
Ocotillo, California
84° 97°/81°
Overcast· Feels like 82°·Light breeze 7 mph W
Mostly cloudy. Low around 85, with temperatures rising to around 88 overnight. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
0UV Low
36Air quality
23%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:45 AM
84feels82
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
9781
13%
16mph
UV 6
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
9771
14%
24mph
UV 7
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
9569
13mph
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
9875
12mph
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
9978
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
10081
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
9880
UV 7
clear day
84°
97°81°
97°71°
95°69°
98°75°
99°78°
100°81°
98°80°

As of 12:45 AM in Ocotillo, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ocotillo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

El Centro NAFNJK

At an airfield/19.8 mi away/-56 ft/433 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank154of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

El Centro 2 SSWELCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/25.2 mi away/-30 ft/407 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Descanso 0.8 NCA-SD-104

In a volunteer observer's own ground/37.2 mi away/3,487 ft/3,110 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at El Centro NAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.8 mi from Ocotillo. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:56 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NJK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

86.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at El Centro NAF: temperature 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,200 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 8,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.2 FTEMPERATURE 86.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NJK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at El Centro NAF, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEl Centro NAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NJKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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Near Ocotillo

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