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Simi Valley, California Weather

August begins in scorching stillness. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Simi Valley, CA
Sunday, August 2 at 7:57 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
73%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:07 PM
Sunset
12:55 PM
Simi Valley, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSimi Valley, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 91°
Simi Valley, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Clear
    91°65°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Clear
    91°63°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Mostly Clear
    100°64°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Clear
    100°68°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Clear
    100°68°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Clear
    100°70°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Clear
    100°70°
Simi Valley, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · veering 68°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5 mph
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 5 mph · pk 13 mph @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Simi Valley, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.9978.6979.2
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Simi Valley, CA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Simi Valley, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.6mi
UNLIMITED
165 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
14:57 UTC · Simi Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:57 UTC · Simi Valley, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Simi Valley, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Simi Valley, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Simi Valley, CA
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
11:07 PM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
12:55 PM
Civil dusk
8:24 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Simi Valley, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
9:40 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Simi Valley, CA
Microseason
Aug 1–5

August begins in scorching stillness

plant
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Simi Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

ZIP codes: 93063, 93065

16-Day Forecast — Simi Valley

  1. Sun91°65°0%
  2. Mon91°63°0%
  3. Tue100°64°0%
  4. Wed100°68°0%
  5. Thu100°68°0%
  6. Fri100°70°0%
  7. Sat100°70°0%
  8. Sun98°69°1%
  9. Mon93°67°1%
  10. Tue95°65°0%
  11. Wed95°65°1%
  12. Thu97°65°3%
  13. Fri98°67°7%
  14. Sat96°66°6%
  15. Sun98°66°10%
  16. Mon98°65°9%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Simi Valley

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of August 2, 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.

Sun & seasons in Simi Valley

Simi Valley sits in Ventura County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 27m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 52m — a swing of +4h 35m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 22 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Simi Valley tracks is Thousand Oaks, roughly 9 miles to the SW.

Air quality in Simi Valley’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Simi Valley.

ZIP codes in Simi Valley

  • 93063
  • 93065
  • 93062
  • 93094
  • 93099

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.