Observed 5:25 AM PDT at KSBP

Avila Beach, CA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southwest. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · up to 59°15° by 9 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 29.99 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 53°12° tonight at 11 PM

This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonDown to 68°20° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 71°22° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 3 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 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	16%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	9%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	4%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	14%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	67%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	71%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	58%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	45%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	44%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	52%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	74%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	56%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	36%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	14%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	19%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	22%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% 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
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–75°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Fork San Luis Obispo Creek at Jesperson Rd.

3.9 mi

Level: 101 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Laguna Lake Outflow at Madonna Road

4.7 mi

Level: 120 ft

Reading from Sat 4:28 AM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Obispo Creek at Elks Lane

5.1 mi

Level: 133 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Obispo Creek at Marsh St.

6.0 mi

Level: 159 ft

Reading from Sat 4:44 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 6% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 12

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SAN LUIS OBISPO POLY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1927–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
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—SatOct 24

Avila Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:32 PM; Morning 7:01–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5:36–6:51 AM; moon 97% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Avila Beach. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.