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Brea, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brea, CA
Friday, June 5 at 8:21 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
93%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Brea, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrea, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 82°
Brea, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    82°59°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    74°59°-8°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Mostly Clear
    78°61°+4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    80°62°+2°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    80°64°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    81°66°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Clear
    83°65°+2°
Brea, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 60°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brea, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.8988.6989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Brea, CA
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
22.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
29μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
41μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 22.0 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brea, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
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
08:21 UTC ·Brea, 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
08:21 UTC ·Brea, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Brea, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brea, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brea, CA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Brea, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
6:40 AM
Moonset
5:16 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Brea, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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 5, 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 Brea

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.