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Nipomo, California Weather

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

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

Nipomo, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:04 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
57%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Nipomo, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNipomo, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 72°
Nipomo, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    73°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    72°52°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    70°50°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    68°48°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    72°49°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    64°51°-8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    71°48°+7°
Nipomo, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 87°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 6:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 87° from the w.
Nipomo, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.5995.9996.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nipomo, CA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 45 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
10.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.57 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.57
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Nipomo, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
20:04 UTC ·Nipomo, 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
20:04 UTC ·Nipomo, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Nipomo, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nipomo, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nipomo, 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 24m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Nipomo, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
6:19 AM
Moonset
4:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Nipomo, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nipomo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 Nipomo

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.