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Westwood, California Weather

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

Westwood, CA
Tuesday, June 16 at 8:33 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Sunset
1:35 PM
Westwood, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestwood, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 87°
Westwood, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Clear
    89°55°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    87°60°-2°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    90°57°+3°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    31%
    81°50°-9°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Clear
    81°45°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    87°51°+6°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    92°55°+5°
Westwood, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · backing 7°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the w.
Westwood, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.1
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.96 inHg
Now
845.1
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 842851
835840845850855-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW851.0842.1845.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Westwood, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westwood, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.2mi
UNLIMITED
180 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
03:33 UTC · Westwood, 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
03:33 UTC · Westwood, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westwood, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westwood, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westwood, CA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
10:33 PM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
1:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Westwood, CA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:09 AM
Moonset
10:46 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Westwood, CA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Bay laurel fragrance sweetens shade

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Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Westwood

  1. Tue89°55°0%
  2. Wed87°60°4%
  3. Thu90°57°8%
  4. Fri81°50°31%
  5. Sat81°45°2%
  6. Sun87°51°0%
  7. Mon92°55°0%
  8. Tue90°55°0%
  9. Wed86°51°0%
  10. Thu83°51°1%
  11. Fri85°43°1%
  12. Sat86°49°0%
  13. Sun89°52°0%
  14. Mon90°53°0%
  15. Tue88°54°3%
  16. Wed89°53°3%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 Westwood

  • 96137

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.