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Malibu, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Malibu, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:48 PM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Malibu, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMalibu, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 65°
Malibu, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    67°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    68°56°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    82°56°+14°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    75°57°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°55°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    75°56°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    76°55°+1°
Malibu, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · backing 76°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Malibu, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5991.7991.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Malibu, CA
Air quality
50
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. 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
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Malibu, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
20:48 UTC ·Malibu, 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
20:48 UTC ·Malibu, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Malibu, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Malibu, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Malibu, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
3:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Malibu, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Malibu, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Malibu at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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 3, 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 Malibu

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.