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Foster City, California Weather

Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foster City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Foster City, CA
Monday, June 15 at 4:25 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Sunset
1:31 PM
Foster City, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFoster City, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 77°
Foster City, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    77°57°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    75°55°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    80°60°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Clear
    75°57°-5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Partly Cloudy
    71°57°-4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    68°57°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Clear
    77°55°+9°
Foster City, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 8°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 14 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Foster City, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.71011.81014.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Foster City, CA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Foster City, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
11:25 UTC · Foster City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:25 UTC · Foster City, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Foster City, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Foster City, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Foster City, CA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
10:47 PM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
1:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Foster City, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:57 AM
Moonset
8:52 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Foster City, CA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Summer solstice light stretched thin

weather
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foster City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Foster City

  1. Mon77°57°0%
  2. Tue75°55°0%
  3. Wed80°60°0%
  4. Thu75°57°1%
  5. Fri71°57°1%
  6. Sat68°57°1%
  7. Sun77°55°1%
  8. Mon81°57°0%
  9. Tue78°57°0%
  10. Wed70°56°0%
  11. Thu81°55°0%
  12. Fri76°54°0%
  13. Sat73°57°0%
  14. Sun79°57°0%
  15. Mon73°57°0%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 Foster City

  • 94404

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.