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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

33.49°N, 116.44°W · America/Los_Angeles · Updated October 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM PDT

This Week

Live hourly forecast via Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

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Tonight, Mon, Oct 5

😍 Good

Waning Crescent · 25% lit

Dark window: 7:49 PM – 5:22 AM (19:49 – 05:22 military)
9h 33m total
67–70°F during windowComfortable

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Tomorrow, Tue, Oct 6

😍 Good

Waning Crescent · 16% lit

Dark window: 7:47 PM – 5:23 AM
9h 35m total
68–72°F during windowComfortable

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Wed, Oct 7

🤩 Great

Waning Crescent · 9% lit

Dark window: 7:46 PM – 5:23 AM
9h 37m total
69–72°F during windowComfortable

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Thu, Oct 8

🤩 Great

Waning Crescent · 3% lit

Dark window: 7:45 PM – 5:24 AM
9h 39m total
69–73°F during windowWarm

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Fri, Oct 9

🤩 Great

New Moon · 1% lit

Dark window: 7:43 PM – 5:25 AM
9h 41m total
68–72°F during windowComfortable

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Sat, Oct 10

🌥 Marginal

New Moon · 0% lit

Dark window: 7:42 PM – 5:25 AM
9h 43m total
61–67°F during windowComfortable

Cloud cover during dark window (PDT, 24-hr)

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Cloudy — 65% avg cloud cover

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Sun, Oct 11

🌥 Marginal

Waxing Crescent · 2% lit

Dark window: 7:41 PM – 5:26 AM
9h 45m total
49–61°F during windowComfortable

Cloud cover during dark window (PDT, 24-hr)

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Cloudy — 81% avg cloud cover

Planning Ahead — Next 12 Dark Windows

Plan around the temps you can tolerate here, then confirm against This Week's forecast once you're within about 72 hours of your trip — short-range forecasts hold up a lot better than long-range averages beyond that window.

WindowHi / Lo °F (30-yr avg)Comfort
10-09 – 10-1391° / 63°Hot
11-07 – 11-1179° / 50°Hot
12-07 – 12-1171° / 43°Comfortable
01-05 – 01-0970° / 42°Comfortable
02-04 – 02-0875° / 46°Warm
03-05 – 03-0983° / 52°Hot
04-04 – 04-0891° / 58°Hot
05-03 – 05-07100° / 66°V Hot
06-02 – 06-06109° / 74°V Hot
07-01 – 07-05107° / 82°V Hot
07-31 – 08-04105° / 80°V Hot
08-29 – 09-02105° / 80°V Hot

↑ = warming trend ≥ +5.4°F/12yr · – = flat

Comfort (daytime high): Icy <32° · V. Cold 32–49° · Cold 50–60° · Comfortable 61–72° · Warm 73–78° · Hot 79–99° · V Hot 100–112° · Way Too Hot ≥113°

Hi/Lo based on NOAA 30-year climate normals, Borrego Springs, CA station USW00093184.