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Watsonville, California Weather

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

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

Watsonville, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:17 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Watsonville, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWatsonville, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
Watsonville, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    73°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    76°55°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    75°51°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    71°50°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    66°45°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    68°48°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    71°51°+3°
Watsonville, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 48°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 96SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the ese.
Watsonville, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.21012.01012.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Watsonville, CA
Air quality
54
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Watsonville, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.9mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
04:17 UTC ·Watsonville, 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
04:17 UTC ·Watsonville, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Watsonville, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Watsonville, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Watsonville, 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 34m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
3:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Watsonville, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
6:30 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Watsonville, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (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 Watsonville

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.