Observed 7:20 AM PDT at KPMD

Acton, CA weather

Sunny and 45°7°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Sunny · Feels like 41°5°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southwest. Gusts to 28 mph46 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 43Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today 9 AM–1 PM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from ENE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	66%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from ENE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	55%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	2%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	27%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	42%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	42%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	38%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	36%	40%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	43%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	59%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	61%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	64%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	60%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	59%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	40%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 44°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 43°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 43°6°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.88 in22 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 59–73°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Santa Clara River at MRCA Bridge

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2188 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Tijunga Dam

14 mi

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Mint Canyon

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Pallet Creek

15 mi

Level: 6.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5:48 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Palmdale Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1934–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Acton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:23 PM; Morning 6:50–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:40–6:50 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:33 PM–6:41 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Acton. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,800 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.