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Winterhaven, California Weather

The first anvil tops. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winterhaven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Winterhaven, CA
Tuesday, June 16 at 8:10 PM
101
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
104°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
10:30 PM
Sunset
12:48 PM
Winterhaven, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinterhaven, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 81 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 81°H 110°
Winterhaven, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    112°83°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    110°81°-2°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    105°72°-5°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    104°74°-1°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    104°68°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    105°68°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    105°67°
Winterhaven, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 36°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2916SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the sw.
Winterhaven, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.53 inHg
Now
999.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.1999.5999.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winterhaven, CA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.36
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Winterhaven, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.9mi
UNLIMITED
150 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:10 UTC · Winterhaven, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:10 UTC · Winterhaven, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Winterhaven, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winterhaven, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winterhaven, CA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
10:30 PM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
12:48 PM
Civil dusk
8:18 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Winterhaven, CA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:05 AM
Moonset
9:57 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Winterhaven, CA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

The first anvil tops

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winterhaven at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Winterhaven

  1. Tue112°83°1%
  2. Wed110°80°1%
  3. Thu105°72°0%
  4. Fri104°74°0%
  5. Sat104°68°0%
  6. Sun105°68°0%
  7. Mon105°67°0%
  8. Tue109°67°0%
  9. Wed114°75°0%
  10. Thu115°80°0%
  11. Fri112°77°0%
  12. Sat109°73°0%
  13. Sun108°70°3%
  14. Mon107°72°0%
  15. Tue108°75°3%
  16. Wed102°81°3%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Winterhaven

SPC has placed Winterhaven in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Winterhaven

  • 92283

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.