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La Cresta, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Cresta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

La Cresta, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:12 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
23%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
La Cresta, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Cresta, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 97°
La Cresta, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    95°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    97°66°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    102°65°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°71°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    94°58°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    94°57°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    82°58°-12°
La Cresta, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
009° · backing 136°
Direction
N
009°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 16 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 106SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
La Cresta, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.9992.4992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Cresta, CA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
-17 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
36μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 35.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.35
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
La Cresta, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.7mi
UNLIMITED
177 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
06:12 UTC ·La Cresta, 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
06:12 UTC ·La Cresta, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
La Cresta, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Cresta, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Cresta, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
3:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
La Cresta, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:14 AM
Moonset
4:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
La Cresta, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Cresta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 19 (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.

ZIP codes in La Cresta

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.