Carpinteria, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carpinteria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Foggy——65°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Foggy——67°57°+2°
- FridayJun 5Foggy——69°57°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——70°59°+1°
- SundayJun 7Mostly Clear——71°57°+1°
- MondayJun 8Clear——73°58°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——75°61°+2°
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:13 AM
- Moonset
- 4:20 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Carpinteria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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 4, 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.