Observed 12:55 PM PDT at KSBP

California Polytechnic State University, CA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southwest. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 29.97 inHg1015 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonDown to 64°18° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by midnight · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 66°19° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 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
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	57%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	55%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	56%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	57%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	49%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	48%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	60%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	65%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	71%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	67%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	74%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	58%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	45%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	18%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	78%	23%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	36%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	32%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	25%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	26%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	19%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	21%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	9%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	6%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	5%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 77°25° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–71°.

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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

San Luis Obispo Creek at Andrews St.

1.6 mi

Level: 266 ft

Reading from Sat 12:07 PM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Obispo Creek at Nipomo St.

1.8 mi

Level: 171 ft

Reading from Sat 12:08 PM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Obispo Creek at Marsh St.

2.2 mi

Level: 159 ft

Reading from Sat 12:14 PM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Obispo Creek at Elks Lane

3.3 mi

Level: 133 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 3% more heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 12

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

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 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
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California Polytechnic State University weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:32 PM; Morning 7:00–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:42 PM–6:51 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking east from California Polytechnic State University. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.