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Arroyo Grande, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arroyo Grande weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Arroyo Grande, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:03 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
59%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Arroyo Grande, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArroyo Grande, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 71°
Arroyo Grande, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    73°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    71°52°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    63°50°-8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    61°52°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    61°50°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    63°51°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    65°55°+2°
Arroyo Grande, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · backing 19°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the wnw.
Arroyo Grande, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.61005.81005.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Arroyo Grande, CA
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.57 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.57
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Arroyo Grande, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC ·Arroyo Grande, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC ·Arroyo Grande, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Arroyo Grande, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arroyo Grande, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arroyo Grande, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Arroyo Grande, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:41 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Arroyo Grande, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arroyo Grande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Arroyo Grande

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.