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Whittier, California Weather

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

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

Whittier, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:16 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
47%
Wind
11 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 58 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 82°
Whittier, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    82°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    82°58°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    81°57°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    76°64°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    74°62°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°63°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    81°65°+3°
Whittier, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 73°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 73° from the sw.
Whittier, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.8998.4999.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whittier, CA
Air quality
73
AQI
Hazardous
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Moderate
23.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 23.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 32.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Whittier, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
23:16 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
23:16 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 · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:14 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
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
3:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
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: 80°F — typical for the season
  • 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 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.