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San Luis Obispo, California Weather

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

San Luis Obispo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

San Luis Obispo, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 11:35 PM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
San Luis Obispo, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Luis Obispo, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 73°
San Luis Obispo, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    71°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    73°51°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Foggy
    73°51°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    74°50°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°51°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    65°52°-11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    73°49°+8°
San Luis Obispo, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · backing 15°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 20 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041007
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.21004.21005.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Air quality
33
AQI
Moderate
-6 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
4.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
San Luis Obispo, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
23:35 UTC ·San Luis Obispo, 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
23:35 UTC ·San Luis Obispo, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
San Luis Obispo, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Luis Obispo, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Luis Obispo, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
San Luis Obispo, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
6:20 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
San Luis Obispo, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Luis Obispo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 San Luis Obispo

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.