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San Carlos, California Weather

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

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

San Carlos, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:58 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
30%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
San Carlos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Carlos, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 77°
San Carlos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    75°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    77°50°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    84°53°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    66°54°-18°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°51°+10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    70°53°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    69°55°-1°
San Carlos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 31 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
San Carlos, 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
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.11011.41011.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
San Carlos, CA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 16 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
7.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 16 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
San Carlos, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.6mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
22:58 UTC ·San Carlos, 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
22:58 UTC ·San Carlos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
San Carlos, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Carlos, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Carlos, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
San Carlos, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
3:21 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
San Carlos, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Carlos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 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 San Carlos

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.