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Lompoc, California Weather

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

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

Lompoc, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:54 PM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
74%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Lompoc, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLompoc, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 72°
Lompoc, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    69°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    72°53°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    72°51°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    68°49°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    71°50°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    67°53°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    76°51°+9°
Lompoc, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 32°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 8
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 8 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1613SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the wnw.
Lompoc, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.51008.41008.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lompoc, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
4.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 33

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Lompoc, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
23:54 UTC ·Lompoc, 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
23:54 UTC ·Lompoc, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lompoc, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lompoc, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lompoc, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lompoc, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:18 AM
Moonset
4:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lompoc, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lompoc at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Lompoc

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.