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Solvang, California Weather

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

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

Solvang, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:59 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
67%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Solvang, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSolvang, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 80°
Solvang, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    80°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    80°51°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    86°50°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    82°51°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    85°49°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    88°51°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    83°50°-5°
Solvang, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · backing 141°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Solvang, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.4993.3993.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Solvang, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.56
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Solvang, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
04:59 UTC ·Solvang, 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
04:59 UTC ·Solvang, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Solvang, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Solvang, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Solvang, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Solvang, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:16 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Solvang, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Solvang at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°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 Solvang

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.