Observed 3:50 PM PDT at KSMX

Sisquoc, CA weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the west-northwest. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.94 inHg1014 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 7 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM
Fog tomorrow night midnight–1 AM
Fog Monday 5–10 AM

This afternoonDown to 68°20° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 11 PM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 67°19° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 71°22° · 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 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	29%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	62%	47%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	53%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	49%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	50%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	58%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	64%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	66%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	52%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Fog	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	94%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	94%	59%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	54%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	53%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	51%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	98%	49%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	97%	47%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	33%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	32%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	25%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	2%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	7%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	8%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 15 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
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  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 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
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 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  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°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Sisquoc River at Garey

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sisquoc River near Sisquoc

7.4 mi

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Santa Maria River at Suey Crossing

9.6 mi

Level: 9.6 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 54% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–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 2°1° warmer than typical.

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:31 PM; Morning 6:59–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:41 PM–6:49 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Sisquoc. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sisquoc, 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

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

Sisquoc River near Sisquoc

Santa Maria River at Suey Crossing

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