Mountain Center, California Weather
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Mountain Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Clear——84°65°—
- WednesdayJun 17Clear——80°58°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——74°52°-6°
- FridayJun 19Mostly Clear——76°52°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——75°50°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——80°52°+5°
- MondayJun 22Clear——87°51°+7°
AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:11 AM
- Moonset
- 10:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade
Mountain Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
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 — Mountain Center
SPC has placed Mountain Center 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 Mountain Center
- 92561