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Whittier, California Weather

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

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

Whittier, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:24 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Whittier, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhittier, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 73°
Whittier, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    79°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    77°60°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°60°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Mostly Clear
    75°62°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    76°62°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    75°63°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    76°60°+1°
Whittier, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · backing 32°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the sw.
Whittier, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 997999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.9996.5997.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whittier, CA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 24.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.2 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
24.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
34μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
10.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 82

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 24.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Whittier, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
19:24 UTC ·Whittier, 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
19:24 UTC ·Whittier, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Whittier, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whittier, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whittier, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Whittier, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
6:05 AM
Moonset
4:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Whittier, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whittier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Whittier

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.