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Pepperdine University, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pepperdine University, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:01 PM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
89%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
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Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPepperdine University, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 68°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    69°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    69°53°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    80°55°+11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    74°56°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°55°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°57°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    79°57°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 39°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 5
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 5 · pk 9 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.3994.0994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pepperdine University, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 54

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
57%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
18:01 UTC ·Pepperdine University, 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
18:01 UTC ·Pepperdine University, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
5:29 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
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Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pepperdine University at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 3, 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 Pepperdine University

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.