Observed 10:40 AM PDT at KSMX

Nipomo, CA weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · up to 59°15° by 11 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at noon
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM
Fog Monday 6–8 AM
Fog Monday from 9 AM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonDown to 65°18° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 67°19° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 55°13° · 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 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	54%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	56%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	74%	54%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	54%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	45%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	43%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	58%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	67%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	60%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	67%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	59%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	92%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	92%	64%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	26%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	94%	22%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	54°12° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	30%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	52°11° (likely 42°6° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	30%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	24%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	20%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  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 74. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  20% 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.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–72°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sisquoc River at Garey

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Los Berros Creek

4.0 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10:13 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Maria River at Suey Crossing

6.9 mi

Level: 9.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Los Berros Creek

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 57.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10:05 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 58% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Santa Maria Public Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Nipomo 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 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:31 PM; Morning 7:00–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Nipomo. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,500 ft, 44 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Nipomo, CA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sisquoc River at Garey

Los Berros Creek

Santa Maria River at Suey Crossing

Los Berros Creek

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon