Observed 5:17 AM PDT at KVBG

Vandenberg AFB, CA weather

Rainy and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Rain

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 20 mph32 km/h around 5 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
Humidity: 94%; Air 57°14°, dew point 55°13° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (60°16° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 11 AM (40%, 0.36 in9.1 mm)
Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Rain 5–11 AM (40%)
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 68°20° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° 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 5a	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	76%	0
Fri 6a	Showers	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	91%	0
Fri 7a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	77%	0
Fri 8a	Showers	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	75%	0
Fri 9a	Showers	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	69%	0
Fri 10a	Showers	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	97%	68%	1
Fri 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	79%	54%	2
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	42%	3
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	53%	5
Fri 2p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	53%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	33%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	15%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	79%	8%	2
Fri 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	87%	10%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	93%	8%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	8%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	94%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	94%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	49%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°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 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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 68.
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
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. 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
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.9 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
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–73°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Santa Ynez River at Narrows

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Fri 6 AM

Reading from Fri 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sisquoc River at Garey

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Fri 6 AM

Reading from Fri 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

San Antonio Creek near Orcutt

4.9 mi

Level: 13.2 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Salsipuedes Creek near Lompoc

11 mi

Level: 32.4 ft

Reading from Fri 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–3:00 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 3°2° 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

Vandenberg AFB weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:33 PM; Morning 6:58–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:49–6:58 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% 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 Vandenberg AFB. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.