Salton City, California Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salton City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——108°84°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——109°82°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——104°83°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°84°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——108°83°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°83°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°83°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.42 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 30 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 11.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.42 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.42
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Salton City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 92275
16-Day Forecast — Salton City
- Sun108°84°0%
- Mon109°82°0%
- Tue104°83°0%
- Wed105°84°0%
- Thu108°83°0%
- Fri102°83°0%
- Sat100°83°1%
- Sun98°82°2%
- Mon108°88°9%
- Tue102°86°8%
- Wed103°86°8%
- Thu108°91°5%
- Fri111°94°6%
- Sat106°91°6%
- Sun106°88°10%
- Mon109°90°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
ZIP codes in Salton City
- 92275
- 92274