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Cayucos, California Weather

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

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

Cayucos, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:03 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Cayucos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCayucos, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 63°
Cayucos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    71°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    65°52°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    61°51°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    63°51°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    65°52°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.11″
    61°53°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    62°51°+1°
Cayucos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 157°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 157° from the w.
Cayucos, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.91006.01006.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cayucos, CA
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
10.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 57
Cayucos, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.6mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
20:03 UTC ·Cayucos, 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
20:03 UTC ·Cayucos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cayucos, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cayucos, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cayucos, 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 27m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:45 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cayucos, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
4:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Cayucos, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cayucos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Cayucos

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.