Observed 3:30 AM PDT at KSMX

Santa Maria, CA weather

Overcast and 59°15°.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
Humidity: 94%; Air 59°15°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until 11 AM (60%, 0.12 in3 mm)
Low 51°11° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 54°12° · Rain all night (60%)
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain 6–11 AM (40%)
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 67°19° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 3 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 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	54%	0
Fri 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	97%	0
Fri 6a	Showers	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	98%	0
Fri 7a	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	96%	0
Fri 8a	Showers	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	75%	0
Fri 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	72%	0
Fri 10a	Showers	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	69%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	98%	55%	2
Fri 12p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	75%	3
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	58%	4
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	53%	3
Fri 3p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	40%	3
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	36%	2
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	27%	2
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	20%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	15%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	1%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	94%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	98%	2%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	95%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	16%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	21%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	23%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	24%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°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 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 72°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–71°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+15°+8°SatOct 17
+9°+5°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Santa Maria weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:32 PM; Morning 6:58–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Santa Maria. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,800 ft, 47 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.