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Moss Beach, California Weather

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

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

Moss Beach, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:19 PM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Moss Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMoss Beach, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 61°
Moss Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    59°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    63°52°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    60°52°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    63°51°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    13%
    0.44″
    58°52°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.07″
    60°54°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    70°53°+10°
Moss Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · backing 14°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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 12 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the nnw.
Moss Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91009.41009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Moss Beach, CA
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 9 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
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
9.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Moss Beach, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
40 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
19:19 UTC ·Moss Beach, 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
19:19 UTC ·Moss Beach, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Moss Beach, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Moss Beach, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Moss Beach, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Moss Beach, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:35 AM
Moonset
4:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Moss Beach, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Moss Beach 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 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 Moss Beach

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.