Observed 5:35 AM PDT at KFUL

Brea, CA weather

Overcast and 61°16°, 11°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts differ

Now 61°16°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 22Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.98 inHg1015 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° today at 6 AM
High 68°20° today at 3 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 2 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	34%	0
Fri 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	28%	0
Fri 7a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	29%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	17%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	14%	1
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	24%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	33%	3
Fri 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	41%	4
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	52%	4
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	51%	4
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	41%	2
Fri 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	42%	1
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	52%	1
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	80%	0
Fri 7p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	78%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	66%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	44%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	94%	2%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	2%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	6%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	8%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	7%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	4%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	3%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	2%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	72°22° (likely 59°15° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 58°14° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	71°22° (likely 55°13° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	71°22° (likely 54°12° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	70°21° (likely 54°12° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	70°21° (likely 53°12° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 79°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 58°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.81 in21 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.77 in20 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.8 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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Rain 1.1 in27 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.64 in16 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 57°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 59°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 66–79°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGX) (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

Walnut Creek

10 mi

Level: 0.1 ft

Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Dalton Wash

12 mi

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Puddingstone Dam

12 mi

Level: 0.2 ft

Reading from Fri 4:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Ana River at Santa Ana

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 7Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SANTA ANA FIRE STATION · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1916–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SatOct 17
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—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:23 PM; Morning 6:47–7:37 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:37–6:47 AM; first light 6:37 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 31% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:22 AM · rises 4:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking north from Brea. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,000 ft, 28 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Brea, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut Creek

Big Dalton Wash

Puddingstone Dam

Santa Ana River at Santa Ana

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon