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Vandenberg AFB, California Weather

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

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

Vandenberg AFB, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 6:25 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
82%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVandenberg AFB, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 66°
Vandenberg AFB, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    67°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    66°52°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    71°52°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    71°50°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    70°48°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73°48°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    70°52°-3°
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · steady
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nnw.
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.32 inHg
Now
993.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.8
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-24hNOW996.6992.6992.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.69 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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.0mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
06:25 UTC ·Vandenberg AFB, 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
06:25 UTC ·Vandenberg AFB, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vandenberg AFB, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:21 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vandenberg AFB, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
6:18 AM
Moonset
4:24 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vandenberg AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°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 Vandenberg AFB

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.