Observed 3:30 AM PDT at KSMO

Santa Monica, CA weather

Mostly clear and 61°16°.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 15Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.99 inHg1016 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 5 AM (30%)
High 69°21° tonight at 8 PM

TonightNear 62°17° · Rain 4–5 AM (30%)
This morningNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by midnight · 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	Showers	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	37%	0
Fri 5a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	27%	0
Fri 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	97%	36%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	97%	35%	0
Fri 8a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	27%	0
Fri 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	25%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	14%	2
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	18%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	17%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	19%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	14%	3
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	25%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	10%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	15%	2
Fri 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	10%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	8%	0
Fri 8p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	2%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	23%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	91%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	8%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	6%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	2%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 58°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 74°23° / 57°14°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 57°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 74°23° / 57°14°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% 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
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 57°14°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 60°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–75°.

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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.

Cooling this week

About 43% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 4Typical 8

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

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

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Los Angeles Airport Area · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+15°+8°SatOct 17
+11°+6°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:25 PM; Morning 6:50–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:25–6:35 PM; Morning 6:40–6:50 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 33% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:25 AM · rises 4:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Santa Monica. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,600 ft, 91 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.