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Tomales, California Weather

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

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

Tomales, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:28 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Tomales, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTomales, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 73°
Tomales, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    69°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    73°54°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    66°51°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    63°42°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Rain
    27%
    0.75″
    56°51°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    62°51°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    68°48°+6°
Tomales, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Tomales, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.61007.21007.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Tomales, CA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
9.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Tomales, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.1mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
21:28 UTC ·Tomales, 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
21:28 UTC ·Tomales, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Tomales, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tomales, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tomales, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:19 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Tomales, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:38 AM
Moonset
4:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Tomales, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tomales at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Tomales

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.